Children Falling Through the Health Insurance Cracks: Early Observations and Promising Strategies for Keeping Low-Income Children Covered by Medi-Cal & Healthy Families

Publication Date: January 2003

Publisher: 100% Campaign (Organization); Children's Partnership; Children Now

Author(s): Kristen Testa; Larissa Mohamadi; Dawn Horner; Wendy Lazarus

Research Area: Health

Keywords: SCHIP; children's health care; California health insurance

Type: Report

Coverage: California

Abstract:

This report by The Children's Partnership and Children Now, as part of the 100% Campaign, offers promising strategies, including renewal through other public programs, for keeping California's low-income children covered by Medicaid/SCHIP (Medi-Cal and Healthy Families in California).