HEALTHY KIDS Programs Within California there are managed care health coverage programs, such as the HEALTHY KIDS program, designed to insure children whose families are not eligible for Medi-Cal and Healthy Families and include the undocumented and those with higher incomes (up to 300% of federal poverty level.) These programs have been implemented to serve those children who fall through the cracks of government programs. Like Healthy Families and Medi-Cal, these health insurance programs offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage. (This includes hospitalizations, prescription medications, doctor’s visits, teeth cleanings, and eyeglasses.) Children's Health Initiatives California counties have had the primary responsibility for providing health care to uninsured residents. Many of these counties have created a model for expanding health coverage called the Children¹s Health Initiative (CHI). These CHIs are supported with a diverse mix of public financing and private foundation support. According to the Institute for Health Policy Solutions, these programs have cumulatively enrolled more than 80,000 children in their Healthy Kids programs and covered tens of thousands more under Medi-Cal and Healthy Families Health plans offering these programs include: Alameda Alliance for Health Central Coast Alliance for Health Contra Costa Health Plan Health Plan of San Joaquin Health Plan of San Mateo Inland Empire Health Plan Kaiser Permanente L.A. Care Health Plan San Francisco Health Plan Santa Barbara Regional Health Authority Santa Clara Family Health Plan Ventura County Health Care Plan

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