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Each day in America, 76 children die before their first birthday.
An American child is born without health insurance every 51
seconds; 1,707 children a day, and 90 percent of our more than
nine million uninsured children live in working families. We
are not talking about third world countries; we are talking
about American Children. This is unacceptable - in America every
child should have health insurance. Stephanie Starks HOPE Foundation
(SSHF), with the help of the Children’s Defense Fund,
Healthy Families and 100% Campaign, will ensure that as many
children as possible will receive health insurance.
Why is health insurance important?
Even If Your Child Is Healthy, Preventive Care
Is Important.
Kids need health insurance to:
- See a doctor to stop an illness before it becomes
serious.
- Be more ready to learn in school and participate
in school sports.
- Get the regular medical and dental check-ups they
need in order to grow into strong and healthy adults.
Did You Know?
Health Insurance Is Available for Your Child
at Little or No Cost
California has several programs including
HEALTHY FAMILIES and
MEDI-CAL that provide health
coverage for children in working families. If you are
not a California residence and would like to know what
programs are available in your State please fill our
Project Give HOPE for Health Form and include your state.
Healthy Families
Healthy Families provides low-cost health insurance
for families with incomes to high to qualify for Medi-Cal
and without access to private insurance.
Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal for Children provides no-cost health insurance
for families with low incomes.
What Are The Benefits?
- Both programs offer extensive medical, dental and
vision coverage. Including hospitalizations, doctor’s
visits, teeth cleanings and eyeglasses.
- Using health care, other than long term care, will
not make you a public charge, will generally not affect
your chances of getting a green card and will not
affect your application for citizenship.
- Healthy Families and in many cases Medi-Cal offer
a choice of private health plan providers.
What Is The Cost?
- Medi-Cal is mainly no cost (some preventive services
require a $5 co-payment).
- Healthy Families can cost between $4 - $9 per child
per month (with a maximum cost of $27), depending
on family size, income and the health plan you choose.
Who Is Eligible?
Recent program changes have made even more
children eligible for these programs. Even if your children
were denied coverage in the past, they may now be eligible.
- Children up to age 19.
- Many working families qualify depending on family
size and income. (You can own a house or car and still
may qualify.) For example, a family of 4 making up
to $47, 125 a year may be eligible.
- Children who are U.S. citizens or qualified immigrants,
including legal permanent residents, are eligible.
Even if you are not a legal resident, your child may
still qualify.
What If My Child Does Not Qualify For Medi-Cal
Or Healthy Families?
If you child does not quality for Medi-Cal or Healthy
Families because your income is too high or because
of your child’s immigration status, he or she
may be eligible for other programs. To learn more please
complete and submit our Parent
Awareness Form and select the appropriate boxes
that related to your request.
How Do I Apply?
You can apply for both programs using one short mail-in
application form!
- Please submit our Parent
Awareness Form to receive an application and or
to find an organization in your neighborhood that
can help you fill it out.
- The application is available in 10 languages: Armenian,
Cambodian, Chinese, English, Farsi, Hmong, Korean,
Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
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