California Official: State Could Dump Health Plan For Kids And Maintain Quality Care October 17, 2012 News, Politics and Medicine Children's Healthcare, California Healthcare, Healthy Families Program 0 California's top health official said Tuesday that she thinks the state can end a health care program for low-income children without disrupting their care. Health shift will affect 860,000 in California, The Associated Press reported as California's top health care official told lawmakers Tuesday. She is confident the state can eliminate a health insurance program serving more than 860,000 children from low-income families without disrupting the quality of their care. Lawmakers held a hearing in the state Senate wanting to know if the administration is prepared to make the transition without disrupting children's medical care. California is eliminating its Healthy Families program and moving those children into the state's Medicaid program in an effort to save a projected $73 million a year. Source: Kaiser Health News Comments are closed.
