Please explain the California Healthy Families Program
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 pays most of the costs for visits to doctors, dentists, eye doctors, and specialists. The insurance plans also contract with clinics, laboratories, pharmacies, and hospitals for children’s health care.
In order to qualify, the child must be under 19 years of age, have not had health insurance through somebody’s job within the last three months, live in California, not eligible/enrolled in no-cost Medi-Cal, is a citizen or meets immigration rules, and in families with incomes within the Healthy Families Guidelines.
Only parents’ income will be considered. Legal guardians, stepparents, foster parents, or other caretaker relatives’ incomes will not be used for qualification, however, all of the above may apply for insurance for a child living in their home.
Minors who do not live with any of the above may apply for Healthy Families for themselves or for their children.
Visit http://www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov/Home/ for more information.
