Children's Health Coverage is Critical for California's
Future
A MAJOR VICTORY FOR CALIFORNIA’S CHILDREN: On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act into law. With the passage of federal
health reform, California has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take advantage of new federal
tools and incentives to both ensure all California children have health coverage and to bring much needed
resources into the state. Additionally, previously
proposed drastic cuts to Medi-Cal and Healthy Families are now largely out of compliance
with federal law. Click here to learn more.
When children have access to affordable, comprehensive
health coverage, good things happen – children obtain preventive care to avoid serious conditions,
families are at less risk for bankruptcy due to children's
illnesses or accidents, children miss less school,
and employees are less likely to miss work to stay
home with a sick child. When children lack health coverage,
there are real costs to the health care system and
California's future economy.
WATCH THIS VIDEO:
This video tells real stories of how Healthy Families
and Medi-Cal support California's families. The children and families interviewed
in this video shared their experiences in the hope
that, one day, all California children will have health coverage that meets their
needs at a cost their parents can afford.
If your child is enrolled in Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, or Healthy Kids, please share your story. Personal stories of how these programs impact children
and families are critical to our effort to support
affordable children's health programs.
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coverage for all California children is a top policy
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