Children’s Health Coverage
AB 1 by Assembly member John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) would expand eligibility for Healthy Families to include children from households with incomes that do not exceed 300% of the federal poverty level and also would expand eligibility for Medi-Cal. The measure was amended to require the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board and the Department of Health Care Services to ensure that children are enrolled in a bridge program while their applications are reviewed (Bill text, 6/1). The bill is before the Assembly (Bill status, 6/4).
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