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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 21, 2006
For Media Assistance
SACRAMENTO, CA -- The 100% Campaign
(a collaborative effort of Children Now, Children's Defense
Fund and The Children's Partnership), PICO California,
United Ways of California and the California's Children's
Health Care Initiatives issued the following statement
today following the announcement of California Assembly
Speaker Fabian Nunez on his health care priorities:
"The future for California's children looks much
brighter after Speaker Fabian Nunez' announcement to make
providing health insurance to all children the Assembly's
top health care priority next year. We applaud the leadership
of Speaker Nunez, and we absolutely agree that health
care reform in 2007 starts with and must include covering
all kids.
"Covering all kids will increase access for our
most vulnerable population. In addition, providing health
coverage for every child in California is a very real
and achievable goal. Over 90% of California's 10 million
children are insured.
"We look forward to working with the Speaker, the
Governor, and other legislative leaders on both sides
of the aisle who are committed to finishing the job of
covering all kids."
The following spokespeople are available for comment:
PICO California Project
Jim Keddy, Director
(916) 402-5802
PICO California Project
Rebecca Stark, Program Coordinator
(916) 402-5804 (Spanish speaking)
The Children's Partnership
Kristen Golden Testa, Health Program Coordinator
(415) 505-1332
Children Now
Ted Lempert, President and Andrea Margolis, Director
of Health
To speak to Ted or Andrea, call Ronald Pineda at 510-763-2444
x119
California Children's Health Initiatives (CCHI) Co-Chair,
and
Director, Solano Kids Insurance Program, Solano Coalition
for Better Health
Jacque C. McLaughlin
(925) 639-5608
Cover the Kids by 2006
Bonnie Ferreira, Sacramento CHI representative
(916) 247-5137
The 100% Campaign, a collaborative
effort of Children Now, Children's Defense Fund and The
Children's Partnership, with primary funding from The
California Endowment, was created to ensure that all
of California's children obtain the health coverage they
need to grow up strong and healthy.
The PICO California Project is the united effort
of 20 California congregation-community organizations
affiliated with the PICO National Network. Collectively,
we represent 350 congregations and 400,000 families statewide
and are actively organizing in over 70 cities in Northern
and Southern California.
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