Healthy Families is low cost insurance for children and teens.
It provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who
do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal.
It provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who
do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal.
Healthy Families Program Disenrollment Update
(Posted on 8/14/09)
At its August 13, 2009 meeting, the Board made a second finding of insufficient funds. While the Board, the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS), the Legislature and other interested parties are all working very hard to obtain additional funding for the HFP, the Board found that, in addition to limiting new enrollment, it is necessary to disenroll children to ensure that expenditures do not exceed the funding available for the program. Read more
Healthy Families Program Wait List Effective July 17, 2009
(Posted on 7/15/09)
The Board has implemented an HFP Wait List to new enrollment which will be effective on July 17, 2009. Read more
Update on the Elimination of Application Assistance Payments
(Posted on 7/16/09)As you may have recently heard, the Budget Conference Committee of the California Legislature adopted a proposal to eliminate funding for application assistance. Read More
Elimination of EE Reimbursement Payments Fact Sheet (Posted on 6/29/09)Recently the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB) announced the elimination of Enrollment Entity Reimbursement Payments. Additional answers to frequently asked questions are available, Read More
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 Economic Recovery Payments for: Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans benefits (VA) and Railroad Retirement benefits (RRB). (Posted on 6/24/09)These payments must be disregarded when determining eligibility for the Healthy Families Program (HFP) or Access for Infants and Mothers (AIM). Read More
Open Enrollment 2009 (Posted on 5/5/09)Each year, Healthy Families allows you to change your health, dental, and vision plans for any reason. This is called "Open Enrollment." Healthy Families will send you either an Open Enrollment postcard or a packet soon. Watch for it in the mail! Read More
Learn about State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) ReauthorizationThe expansion and reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was signed into law by President Obama on February 4, 2009. In California, the SCHIP is known as Healthy Families. Read more
