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Insuring Kids' Health: Online Resource Center

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    About The Online Resource Center

    This Online Resource Center provides information and resources to help cities and counties connect families with affordable health insurance for their children. It was developed as a result of three years' effort by 10 cities and counties in California.

  • Instiute Image [node-title]
    About The Online Resource Center

    This Online Resource Center provides information and resources to help cities and counties connect families with affordable health insurance for their children. It was developed as a result of three years' effort by 10 cities and counties in California.

  • Instiute Image [node-title]
    About The Online Resource Center

    This Online Resource Center provides information and resources to help cities and counties connect families with affordable health insurance for their children. It was developed as a result of three years' effort by 10 cities and counties in California.

  • Instiute Image [node-title]
    About The Online Resource Center

    This Online Resource Center provides information and resources to help cities and counties connect families with affordable health insurance for their children. It was developed as a result of three years' effort by 10 cities and counties in California.

  • Instiute Image [node-title]
    About The Online Resource Center

    This Online Resource Center provides information and resources to help cities and counties connect families with affordable health insurance for their children. It was developed as a result of three years' effort by 10 cities and counties in California.

  • Instiute Image [node-title]
    About The Online Resource Center

    This Online Resource Center provides information and resources to help cities and counties connect families with affordable health insurance for their children. It was developed as a result of three years' effort by 10 cities and counties in California.

  • Instiute Image [node-title]
    About The Online Resource Center

    This Online Resource Center provides information and resources to help cities and counties connect families with affordable health insurance for their children. It was developed as a result of three years' effort by 10 cities and counties in California.

Helping Families Find Affordable Children's Health Insurance Video

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Helping Struggling Families Afford Health Insurance and Healthy Food for Their Children Webinar

Download the slides from this free webinar presented on Thursday, October 21, 2010. View the webinar recording. Read more »

Understanding the Impacts of Health Reform

Click here for information regarding some of the key provisions related to children’s coverage that are included in Health Reform legislation.Read more »

Why It's Important

No- and low-cost health insurance is available for children of eligible working families, but many families are not aware of affordable health insurance options or how to access them.Read more »

Insurance Overview

In California, there are three affordable children’s health insurance programs: Medi-Cal; the Healthy Families Program; and in some counties, the Healthy Kids Program. Click here to find information on how to connect with health plans in your community.

Information for communities outside of California can be found here.Read more »

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The Institute gratefully acknowledges the Anthem Blue Cross Foundation for its generous support of the Online Resource Center.

Helping Families Find Affordable Children's Health Insurance Video

Hear from city and county officials on the benefits of helping families find affordable health insurance for their children.

New ILG Publication to Help Families

"Helping Families Find Affordable Children's Health Insurance: A Local Official's Guide" offers guidance to local officials on how to help families insure their children.
"This was a wonderful opportunity for the county and cities to collaborate in new ways to help our community’s children and families." —Supervisor Salud Carbajal, County of Santa Barbara
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