Healthy Families Facts and Figures: Coverage for Low-Income Children in California


 

Publication Date: January 2006

Publisher: California HealthCare Foundation

Author(s): Peter Harbage

Research Area: Health

Type: Brief

Coverage: California

Abstract:

This easy-to-use presentation provides an overview of Healthy Families, the California program that provides low-cost health insurance to children of families whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medi-Cal, but live below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level. The overview covers program essentials such as eligibility, enrollment and benefits, service delivery, and policy issues.