A new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research estimates that up to 220,000 California children may be excluded from affordable health care coverage under health care reform due to their immigrant status.
The number represents approximately 20 percent of all uninsured children in California.
Of those children, up to 40,000 may be … [ Read full post ]
Most of us with health insurance typically have it from our place of employement. A study in a recent GALLUP article, reports just 45% of Americans have health care coverage from their employers – and that number is showing a steady decline. While the study reported all groups are losing their job-based coverage, African … [ Read full post ]
INSURING LA’s KIDS: Shawnalynn Smith Thomas, Healthy Kids manager at L.A. Care, shares how her organization worked with parents to set an affordable monthly premium to help keep their kids insured under the Healthy Kids program.
How much will parents pay for Healthy Kids?
To get advice on establishing a new monthly premium … [ Read full post ]
The release of the 2010 Census data showing significant declines in health coverage ironically coincided with the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The rise in the number of uninsured highlights the importance of one of the law’s primary goals: to significantly expand health coverage to Americans. In California, nearly two-thirds of currently uninsured
