Kathleen Hamilton

California Watch

As 870,000 children are moved from the Healthy Families Program to Medi-Cal beginning January 1, 2013, children's advocates express concern about children having access to care. "Our worry is that there seems to be an intention to proceed with these transitions without that certainty that the doctors will be there to meet all these kids," said Kathleen Hamilton, director of governmental affairs with the Children's Partnership.

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Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Kathleen Hamilton, Director of Governmental Affairs, explains  how kids are affected by SHOP. 

New America Media

California at Forefront of Implementing Affordable Care Act

Sacramento Bee

Affordable Care Act already helps millions of children

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By Kathleen Hamilton

This paper provides recommendations to the California Health Benefit Exchange Board (HBEX) as it proceeds with the implementation of the SHOP program for small employers. These recommendations are aimed at ensuring that families covered through SHOP have access to and understand the best affordable care available for children. As a participant of the CA HBEX Board's Stakeholder SHOP Work Group, The Children's Partnership sees the SHOP as a critical piece of the children's coverage matrix and has identified key issues around incorporating the SHOP Program into the IT system design. Further, SHOP is critical to ensuring that all possible avenues of providing health coverage for children are maximized.

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Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Kathleen Hamilton guest blogs about the progress of CA Health Exchange. 

The California Health Benefit Exchange launched its stakeholder engagement process. Two separate workgroups were established to address eligibility and enrollment process issues specific to both the individual and small employer markets. 

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Say Ahhh! A Children Health Policy Blog

Kathleen Hamilton guest blogs  an the CA HBEX.

Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Kathleen Hamilton guest blogs on the Health Exchange Board's aggressive agenda and meeting schedule for 2011.