CA Healthcare for all Kids

Healthy Families has been a health-saver, if not a life-saver, for my family.

Kathy - Poway CA — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0500

Healthy Families has been a health-saver, if not a life-saver, for my family. I'm self-employed and have to provide my own insurance. Four years ago, my older daughter's school wanted her put on ADD meds to see if they would help with her learning disabilities.

Californian Children Need Your Help; Healthy Families Program May Close its Doors

JennyKattlove — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:54:51 -0500

More than 162,000 eligible children are at risk of falling through safety net and losing hope of needed health coverage.

The first day of school (with pink eye)

Abigail - San Francisco CA — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:06:49 -0400

My two children have received excellent public health benefits in San Francisco since before they were born. I qualified for no-cost Medi-Cal during both pregnancies though my partner and I were both self-employed. After my children were born, this coverage has allowed me to focus on taking care of our kids - now ages 5 and 2.5 - rather than get a job just for the healthcare benefits.

The long term impact of my girls' year without healthcare

Megan - Tustin CA — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:07:39 -0400

I moved back to Tustin, CA in December 2006 after leaving a man who had been abusive and a marriage that was falling apart. While I was looking for work, we were on Medi-Cal but I did not want to stay on for long because I felt others needed it more than me.

KidsRising? Your Kids' Voices Needed to Move CA Legislators

Julia Goodman — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:29:41 -0400

Right now, approximately 763,000 kids don't have healthcare coverage -- a number that is going up each year. In fact, now 1 in 8 kids nationwide don't have healthcare coverage, many more than just last year. Despite the outcry from many Californians, the legislature just isn't getting the message that all kids need healthcare coverage.

Governor Schwarzenegger’s Newly Released “Health Care Reform” Package Leaves out Coverage for California Children

JennyKattlove — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:02:46 -0400

Last Friday, Governor Schwarzenegger released a proposal for Phase 1 of “Health Care Reform” in California [visit the (temporary) website http://opr.ca.gov/temp/ for details of the plan]. Disappointingly, this first phase of health care reform omits any policy that would expand health coverage to children.

Message to California's Leaders: Dropping A Quarter Million Children from Health Coverage is Truly Irresponsible

JennyKattlove — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:53:39 -0400

Last night, California’s Budget Conference Committee voted to support a proposal that would drop a quarter million children from health coverage by requiring children to renew their Medi-Cal coverage every six months. This proposal is called Semi-Annual Reporting.

CA - Don't Bury Our Children in Paperwork!

Donna — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:36:41 -0400

Dear CA MomsRising.org member,

Paperwork a new hazard to California's children? Unfortunately, it could be. In an effort to cut the budget, legislators are considering a truly twisted tactic right now: Cutting eligible kids off healthcare coverage by increasing red tape. The result -- more than 471,000 children could lose their health insurance.[1]

Make Your Voice Heard Now: California's Children's Health At Stake!

JennyKattlove — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:16:50 -0400

DECISIONS ABOUT CHILDREN’S HEALTH BEING MADE NOW: The most critical California state budget item for children’s health may be decided as early as this Thursday.

Moms and Kids Urge CA Legislators to Get Back on Track!

Donna — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:15:02 -0400

It was an amazing experience to deliver MomsRising.org member messages along with compasses telling legislators to get back on track to covering all kids! Our fabulous group of moms and kids reminded me again of the power of personal stories. One of the Assembly’s health policy experts was even moved to tears by the personal story of one of the moms delivering the Compass-o-Grams.