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

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

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.

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.

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