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During 2021, the first year after the pandemic began, California managed to keep more than 96% of children insured, according to a new report from Georgetown University. The authors credit a federal law which gave states extra money so no one would be dropped from Medicaid during COVID. Joan...
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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, which in California is part of Medi-Cal. The program has been wildly successful. As of 2020, just 3.6% of kids in the Golden State were uninsured. Medi-Cal and CHIP serve almost 5.5 million children in the...
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If you want to understand the seriousness of the crisis facing California’s kids, just ask the team running Fresno County’s “All 4 Youth” mental health program. When students returned to school last fall, mental health referrals doubled. The list of concerns was long: suicidal thoughts, disciplinary challenges, depression, anxiety....
During 2021, the first year after the pandemic began, California managed to keep more than 96% of children insured, according to a new report from Georgetown University. The authors credit a federal law which gave states extra money so no one would be dropped from Medicaid during COVID. Joan...
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, which in California is part of Medi-Cal. The program has been wildly successful. As of 2020, just 3.6% of kids in the Golden State were uninsured. Medi-Cal and CHIP serve almost 5.5 million children in the...
If you want to understand the seriousness of the crisis facing California’s kids, just ask the team running Fresno County’s “All 4 Youth” mental health program. When students returned to school last fall, mental health referrals doubled. The list of concerns was long: suicidal thoughts, disciplinary challenges, depression, anxiety....