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Californians for Healthy Kids--100% Campaign
and the PICO California Project--won a number
of significant improvements to Medi-Cal
and the Healthy Families Program in 2006, changes
that will enable more eligible children in California
to enroll in and retain health insurance.
SB 437 includes a self-certification of income for
Medi-Cal children and parents pilot project, self-certification
of income for children renewing their healthy families
coverage, expedited enrollment for Healthy Families-eligible
children applying at counties, improvement upon the
Medi-Cal to Healthy Families “Bridge” coverage
program, and an Automated Enrollment Gateway from
the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) to
Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. This year's
state budget established notable improvements to
Medi-Cal and Healthy Families, including: improvements
to Healthy Families' enrollment procedures,
the start of a new county-based outreach and enrollment
program, and increased payments to Certified Application
Assistors.
For more information, please download the PDF.
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