Health insurance for Marin’s undocumented children changing again in May
Last fall, Gov.
It's not as though undocumented kids in
The Children's Health Initiative, a collaboration between the
Ravani said, "As we began to unfold this over a few years and Kaiser agreed to keep taking kids, we basically said, 'Why don't we have Kaiser take all the kids?' and Kaiser said, 'OK we will.'"
Kaiser transition
As a result in July, the Children's Health Initiative ended and all parents of uninsured
"Kaiser is geographically inconvenient if you live in the Canal," she said.
Tavaszi said about 600 kids receiving treatment at the clinic were asked to make the transition, but only 100 of them moved to Kaiser. Tavaszi said she doesn't know what the total number of undocumented children in
Special program
Tavaszi said the clinic would have continued treating any undocumented children whose parents didn't want to switch to Kaiser, even if they couldn't qualify for this special program, but Santana said families who couldn't qualify were strongly encouraged to seek care with Kaiser.
"We did because at the clinic they would have access to primary care services and some specialty care, but what if they needed surgery?" Santana said.
Back to clinic
Both Tavaszi and Santana said they expect many families to switch back to the clinic in May when the new
Santana said, "We have heard from some of those people who went to Kaiser that they feel it's easier to navigate our system."
Novick said
Novick said, "Our program is intended for people who don't have other options for coverage. We are committed to not cut anybody off."
State health officials say parents of undocumented children should enroll their kids now in restricted-scope
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