The Children's Partnership


CALIFORNIA'S EXPRESS ENROLLMENT PROGRAM:
LESSONS FROM THE MEDI-CAL/SCHOOL LUNCH PILOT PROGRAM-AND SUGGESTED NEXT STEPS IN MAKING ENROLLMENT GATEWAYS EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE

By Dawn Horner
July 2006

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This issue brief documents results from California’s Express Enrollment pilot program to enroll uninsured children into health insurance through school lunch. It reviews program activities, assesses its overall effectiveness, and applies lessons to state efforts to use public programs to enroll uninsured children into health coverage.
Download the report (PDF, 112 KB).

This brief was released in conjunction with the three-year evaluation of the pilot project conducted by USC Division of Community Health. The report provides data and lessons learned from the program.
Download the evaluation (PDF,  300 KB).