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'Road Map' Lays Out Details for Building Exchange

The Children's Partnership (TCP) released Building A Consumer-Driven Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal System: Essential Design Features for Effective Health Reform in California. This 40-page blueprint lays out the four design features necessary to enroll and maintain coverage for nearly 4 million Californians newly eligible for subsidized programs under health reform in addition to serving the over 8 million already receiving such coverage.

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Los Angeles Times

Jerry Brown's budget alarms health advocates

SACRAMENTO, CA – In response to Governor Brown's release of his 2012-13 budget proposal, a coalition of leading children's health advocates in California expressed concern about the scope of proposed cuts and fundamental changes to children's health care, and fear that such a proposal could significantly jeopardize access to health care for California children.

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Washington, DC - Kristen Golden Testa joined researchers from the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research at a congressional briefing held by First Focus. The report released today, "Proposed Regulations Could Limit Access to Affordable Health Coverage for Workers' Children and Family Members" provides key data that documents the effect the rule would have on tens of thousands of children in California, and families across the country.

Read the full statement  by Kristen Golden Testa, Director of California Health Program.

Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Kristen Golden Testa guest blogs  on the "Kid's Glitch".

Momsrising.org

A blog  from The Children's Partnership on enrolling for health coverage through smart phones.

SACRAMENTO - California's leading children's advocates today congratulated Governor Brown on signing key legislation that moves health care reform forward in California, and sets the stage for improving access to health care coverage for children. By signing AB 1296 (Bonilla), AB 922 (Monning) and SB 51 (Alquist), the Governor allows the state to continue to move forward on implementation of the Affordable Care Act in California.

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Sacramento, CA: On behalf of the state’s leading children’s advocates, Wendy Lazarus, Founder and Co-President of The Children’s Partnership, released the following statement in response to recent communications regarding a potential 37 percent shortfall in California’s Healthy Families budget for the current fiscal year. 

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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. 

Read more about the stakeholder workgroups .