Changes in Kaiser Permanente's Child Health Plan and State's Healthy Families Program Lead to Health Care Victory for California's Children.PASADENA, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Nov. 30, 1999-- In a move that will make health care coverage available to a greater number of California's uninsured children, Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. has modified income eligibility for its Kaiser Permanente Cares for Kids Child Health Plan. Previously, this comprehensive, subsidized program was open to eligible children with family incomes between 200 to 275 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), or $33,400 to $45,925 for a family of four. The prdjustment is in response to recent changes in the state's Healthy Families Program, which expanded coverage from 100 to 200 percent FPL to 100 to 250 percent FPL. " 1998. The nonprofit health plan has committed $100 million to provide health care coverage for up to 50,000 Under age 19. -- Currently uni From a family with income between 250 and 300 percent FPL. -- Note: Children of Child Health Plan lity using the new income guidelines. Kaiser Permanente has coordinated its implementation efforts with Healthy Families administrators so that both programs can begin operating under their new eligibility requirements concurrently. Kaiser Permanente, California, is a prepaid, group practice health maintenance organization (HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, ) serving more than 5.8 million members throughout the state. More than 7,000 Permanente Medical Group physicians in both The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG TPMG The Permanente Medical Group TPMG Tout pour Ma Gueule (band) TPMG Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group TPMG The Provost Marshal General TPMG Test Platform Management Group ) in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern and the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG SCPMG Southern California Permanente Medical Group ), as well as 55,300 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals employees, provide care to Health Plan members. There are 28 major medical centers organized into 12 service areas throughout California. The Web site is www.kaiserpermanente.org/california. |
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