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Californians for Healthy Kids is a partnership of the 100% Campaign and PICO California Project. It is committed to insuring all California children. With nine out of ten children insured in California, only 800,000 children remain uninsured. The goal is to finish the job of covering all kids.

Actions and Updates

Submit your Support Letters TODAY for AB 1 (Laird/Dymally) and SB 32 (Steinberg) in time for Assembly and Senate Health Committees!

Download ways you can get involved and support finishing the job of insuring all children in 2007

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Key Information

Legislative and Budget Efforts

Californians for Healthy Kids (CHK) continues to pursue legislative and administrative strategies to help reach our goal of 100% coverage for all children in California. Specifically, CHK is advocating for policies that complement the initiative by securing changes to help California move smoothly and quickly to a statewide solution to children's health insurance.

AB 1 (Laird/Dymally) & SB 32 (Steinberg): Sample Support Letters

Template to provide assistance for your organization's letters of support

AB 1 (Laird/Dymally) / SB 32 (Steinberg): Children's Health Insurance

Factsheet outlines AB 1/SB 32 by detailing why it is needed and what it would do

AB 420 (Wolk): Sample Support Letter

Template to provide assistance for your organization's support letter

AB 420 (Wolk): Targeting the WIC Gateway for Children's Health Coverage

Factsheet details what AB 420 will do and why it is needed

2007 Effort to Cover All Kids
Description of Californians for Healthy Kids and its strategy to cover all kids in 2007

Ensuring Coverage for all of California's Children
Fact sheets outlines how California can finish the job in 2007

Fulfill the Pledge
New website calls on Governor Schwarzenegger to cover all kids

CHK 2006 Accomplishments
Summary of the children's health accomplishments that Californians for Healthy Kids (The 100% Campaign and PICO CA) achieved in the 2006-07 Budget Act and SB 437 (Escutia)

Governor Signs Children's Health Insurance Legislation
Press release announces the Governor's signature on SB 437

SB 437: Health Insurance for California's Children
Fact sheet describes the legislative effort to ensure all of California's children have access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance

Related Information

Evaluation of the San Mateo County Children's Health Initiative
An overview of the Initiative as well as a detailed look at particular aspects of the program and access to specific services

Los Angeles Healthy Kids Improves Access to Care for Young Children
Early results from the evaluation of the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program

Cover California's Kids: Monitoring the Expansion of Children's Health Initiatives in California
Analysis of short-term steps needed to sustain recent gains in providing health insurance to children at the county level

Children's Insurance Coverage Increases as Result of Public Program Expansion
Fact sheet shows children's insurance coverage increases as a result of public program expansion

Estimating Annual County Revenues from Enrolling Eligible Uninsured Children
Fact sheets provide overview of children's uninsurance in California by region

Challenged by Their Success: Healthy Kids Program Enrollment Caps and Waiting Lists
Brief by the Institute for Health Policy Solutions documents CHIs' efforts to meet demand

Children's Health Programs
Listing of children's health programs in California, from comprehensive state-run programs to specialized and low-cost care