SafeGuard to Provide Dental Plan for Healthy Kids Program.ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- SafeGuard Dental & Vision announced today the Company has been selected to provide the dental plan for Orange County's (CA) Healthy Kids Program. This program will serve the more than 38,000 children in Orange County without basic health insurance who are not eligible for state-funded programs. CalOptima has been chosen to administer this Healthy Kids program, which includes medical, vision, and dental services. Steve Baker Steve Baker (born September 8, 1978 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who is a defender and currently plays for Gateshead. Baker has played for a number of clubs including Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, Darlington, Hartlepool and , SafeGuard's President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , noted, "SafeGuard actively supports the efforts of organizations like Children's Health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. Initiative of Orange County and CalOptima to bring dental and vision benefits to underserved children. We are particularly pleased that we are able to enter into this relationship in Orange County where SafeGuard has been located for more than 30 years." The vision of the Children's Health Initiative of Orange County is to provide access to basic health insurance and comprehensive health care services for all children in Orange County. Mary Jo Hooper hoop·er n. A maker or repairer of barrels and tubs; a cooper. , Executive Director, added, "A child's good health is the foundation for a lifetime of opportunity and success." About SafeGuard Dental & Vision SafeGuard Dental & Vision[R]1 is a family of companies that is part of privately held SafeGuard Health Enterprises, Inc. SafeGuard has more than 30 years experience providing dental and vision 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, , PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there , indemnity, and ASO ASO arteriosclerosis obliterans. ASO 1 Administrative services organization, see there 2 Allele-specific–oligonucleotide hybridization 3 Anti-streptolysin O, see there products to more than 1.8 million members primarily in California, Florida, Nevada, and Texas. For more information, visit SafeGuard's website at www.safeguard.net. About Children's Health Initiative of Orange County The Children's Health Initiative of Orange County was founded in 2004 as a private-public partnership made up of health care leadership in the County. The Initiative's mission is to implement, support and coordinate countywide programs for health insurance enrollment and retention for all uninsured children in Orange County. About CalOptima CalOptima is a unique integrated health care integrated health care, n healthcare services combining the best of conventional and complementary health care. system that administers the Medi-Cal program for Orange County residents. CalOptima's Medi-Cal, Healthy Families (CalOptima Kids) and Medicare Advantage (OneCare) programs significantly enhance access to quality health care for nearly 330,000 of the County's eligible low-income families, children, seniors, and person with disabilities. For further information, visit CalOptima's website www.caloptima.org. 1 "SafeGuard Dental & Vision" is a registered trademark of SafeGuard Health Enterprises, Inc. |
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