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Wendy Lazarus on Governor's Proposed Cuts to Medi-Cal

The Press-Enterprise

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Terms:California, California Coverage, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus
 

Wendy Lazarus on the Need to Encourage Families to Enroll Eligible, but Uninsured Children

Public News Service

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Terms:California Coverage, CHIP/Healthy Families, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus
 

Explaining Health Reform: Eligibility and Enrollment Processes for Medicaid, CHIP, and Subsidies in the Exchanges

By Beth Morrow | August 2010

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Terms:Beth Morrow, CHIP/Healthy Families, Health , Health Care/Reform, Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Building Efficient and Effective Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Systems: Core Requirements to Ensure the Greatest Value for Children and Families

October 2009

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Terms:Beth Morrow, CHIP/Healthy Families, Health , Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

E-Health Snapshot: Federal Support for Health Information Technology in Medicaid - Key Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

By Terri Shaw | August 2009

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Terms:HIT, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Terri Shaw
 

Wendy Lazarus on Efforts to Provide Health Insurance to All California Children

Sacramento Bee

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Terms:California Coverage, CHIP/Healthy Families, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus
 

E-Health Snapshot: A Look at Emerging Health Information Technology for Children in Medicaid and SCHIP Programs

By Beth Morrow | November 2008

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Terms:Beth Morrow, CHIP/Healthy Families, Health IT, HIT, Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Wendy Lazarus Estimates Dropped Health Insurance Enrollment Rates for California Children

California Healthline

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Terms:California Coverage, CHIP/Healthy Families, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus
 

Wendy Lazarus Letter to the Editor: Don't Hurt the Kids

Merced Sun-Star

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Terms:California Coverage, CHIP/Healthy Families, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus
 

Wendy Lazarus Letter to the Editor on Protecting Children's Health Insurance

Mercury News

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Terms:California Coverage, CHIP/Healthy Families, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus
 

Modernizing Medicaid and SCHIP So They Work Better for Children and Taxpayers: The Case for Wise Investments in Health IT

By First Focus and The Children's Partnership | March 2008

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Terms:CHIP/Healthy Families, HIT, Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Local Gains Threatened by New Veto

The Reporter - Vacaville

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Terms:California, CHIP/Healthy Families, Kristen Golden Testa, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips
 

Bush Health Care Veto Leaves State in Bind

Sacramento Bee

"These programs have always been viewed as transitional and they can't keep going without a solution," said Wendy Lazarus, co-president of the Children's Partnership, an advocacy group. "Unless something is done, we're going to slide backward." 

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Terms:California Coverage, CHIP/Healthy Families, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus
 

Making Real Gains for Children: Strategies for Reaching the More Than Six Million Uninsured Children Eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP

By Georgetown Center for Children and Families in collaboration with The Children's Partnership

June 2007

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Terms:CHIP/Healthy Families, Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Report: I.T. Can Boost Child Coverage

Health Data Management, 

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Terms:CHIP/Healthy Families, Health IT, HIT, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Press Clips
 

E-Health Snapshot: Harnessing Technology to Improve Medicaid and SCHIP

By Beth Morrow with Dawn Horner | May 2007

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Terms:Beth Morrow, CHIP/Healthy Families, Dawn Horner, Health , HIT, Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Using Existing Databases to Meet the New Medi-Cal Citizenship Documentation Requirement in the Deficit Reduction Act: Ex Parte Options for California

By Beth Morrow with Dawn Horner

May 2006

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Terms:Beth Morrow, California, Dawn Horner, Health , Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Opening Doorways to Health Care for Children: 10 Steps to Ensure Eligible but Uninsured Children Get Health Insurance

By Dawn Horner and Beth Morrow | May 2006

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Terms:Beth Morrow, CHIP/Healthy Families, Dawn Horner, Health , Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Mapping Children's Health Care Enrollment: Recommendations for Improvement

By Jenny Kattlove with Maral Farsi
July 2005

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Terms:Health , Jenny Kattlove, Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Did You Know?: Health Insurance Is Available for Your Child at Little or No Cost

From the 100% Campaign
March 2004

DidYouKnowPicThis brochure, from the 100% Campaign, gives information about how parents in California can enroll their children into the Health Families or Medi-Cal insurance programs. The brochure is available in both English and Spanish.

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Terms:100% Campaign, California, CHIP/Healthy Families, Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Help Your Child Stay Healthy and Do Well in School: Poster

From The Children's Partnership
August 2003

PosterPicThis brochure, available in both English and Spanish, explains how California's parents can use the school lunch application to sign their children up for health coverage.

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Terms:California, CHIP/Healthy Families, Express Lane / ELE, Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

Children Falling Through the Health Insurance Cracks: Early Observations and Promising Strategies for Keeping Low-Income Children Covered by Medi-Cal & Healthy Families

By Kristen Testa, Larissa Mohamadi, Dawn Horner, Wendy Lazarus, Jayleen Richards, and Len Finocchio
January 2003

This report by The Children's Partnership and Children Now, as part of the 100% Campaign, offers promising strategies, including renewal through other public programs, for keeping California's low-income children covered by Medicaid/SCHIP (Medi-Cal and Healthy Families in California).

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Terms:Dawn Horner, Health , Kristen Golden Testa, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Wendy Lazarus
 

Teachers for Healthy Kids Parent Letter

From The Children's Partnership
August 2003

ParentLetterPicThis letter to parents from teachers, available in both English and Spanish, was developed by the California Teachers Association and California Association of Health Plans as part of their Teachers for Healthy Kids program.

Download the letter in English (PDF, 768 KB).
Download the letter in Spanish (PDF, 768 KB).

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Terms:California, CHIP/Healthy Families, Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 

WIC: A Door to Health Care for California’s Children

By Roxana Barillas and Dawn Horner
July 2000

WICPicThis publication by The Children’s Partnership and California WIC Association examines ways to make the WIC and the Medicaid/SCHIP (Medi-Cal/Healthy Families) connection work more effectively to increase the number of insured WIC-enrolled children in California.

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Terms:Dawn Horner, Health , Medicaid/Medi-Cal
 
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California Policy Agenda

In 2013, The Children's Partnership (TCP) calls for leadership in the government, corporate, and nonprofit sectors under the following policy areas to:

  • Meet the Promise of the Affordable Care Act for Children
  • Improve Health Outcomes for Children Through Innovative Technology Solutions
  • Pay Special Attention to the Most Vulnerable Youth
  • Ensure All Children Receive Needed Dental Care

Download the full description of TCP's Policy Agenda here.

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