Insurance for Children
Online Tools and Resources
Health Care Financing Administration
http://www.hcfa.gov/init/children.htm
This website contains information on the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Plans and Federal registar notices can be viewed by state.
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
http://www.connectforkids.org
Policy issues affecting children.
Healthy Families
http://www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov/Default1.htm
The Healthy Families Program is a state and federally funded health coverage program for children with family incomes above the level eligible for no cost Medi-Cal and below 250% of the federal income guidelines.
Insure Kids Now
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov
Insure Kids Now is a resource site for low cost or free health insurance for children.
100 Percent Campaign
http://www.100percentcampaign.org
The 100 Percent Campaign is dedicated to enrolling children in health insurance programs. Contains updates on news, health coverage, state legislator and fedreal government guidlines.
Suggested Reading
Bay Area Social Services Consortium, 1997. Social Welfare at a Crossroads; A National, Statewide and Local Look at Poverty and Public Assistance. To order call San Francisco Study Center Inc. at 1-800-484-4173, ext. 1073.
Children Now, 1997. Working Families & Their Uninsured Children: A Big Problem With An Affordable Solution. To order call Children Now at 916-441-2444.
The Children’s Partnership, 1998. Reaching 100% of California’s Children with Affordable Health Insurance: A Strategic Audit of Activities and Opportunities. To order call The Children’s Partnership at 310-260-1220.
Hoffman, Catherine. 1998. Uninsured in America; A Chart Book. To order call The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured at 1-800-656-4533 or at http://www.kff.org
Medi-Cal Community Assistance Project. 1997. A Guide to Cost-Sharing and Low-Income People in Medi-Cal and Other California Health Programs. To order call Medi-Cal Community Assistance Project at 415-395-7959.
© Public Health Institute, Center for Civic Partnerships 1999
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