Noting that children primarily utilize outpatient services such as office visits, immunizations, physical exams, dental services, and prescription drugs, CaliforniaKids Healthcare Foundation announced that its outpatient coverage program is open for enrollment.
CaliforniaKids offers an option for families unable to afford the high cost of health insurance. Unlike all three other types of medical plans -- indemnity, PPO, or HMO -- CaliforniaKids provides first dollar coverage (no deductibles) with small co-pay amounts at the point of service. The program is available to all children ages 2-18 who reside in California.
CaliforniaKids offers a plan with the following primary and preventive healthcare services covered without an annual deductible:
- Routine physical examinations
- Immunizations
- Office visits
- X-ray and laboratory tests
- Emergency room services
- Outpatient, same-day surgery
- Prescription drugs
- Preventive dental care
- Behavioral health benefits
- 24-hour personal nurse advisor
Over the past 18 years, the nonprofit CaliforniaKids has enrolled and provided more than 70,000 children with access to quality medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare services, noted Michael Koch, executive director, in a press release.
"The number of uninsured children in California is growing at a rapid pace due to budget cuts to public programs, the economic downturn, the end of the federal COBRA subsidy to laid-off workers and the decision by major health insurers to no longer sell new children-only policies," Koch said. "CaliforniaKids' goal is to get more children insured and improve the healthcare status and well being of children."
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