Cover California's Kids Coalition:  Our Goals for Healthy Kids

We believe that all Californians benefit when our children receive basic health care and feel that the goal of insuring all California kids has never been more within our reach.  Specifically, the Cover California's Kids Coalition supports the following goals:

• Create a strong public/private initiative by which all California children will have access to affordable health insurance until age 21.
• Build upon what works in California's publicly-funded state insurance programs and reform what does not, including modernizing and simplifying enrollment.
• Create a statewide solution that leverages the lessons and successes of local children's health initiatives.
• Promote voluntary opportunities to strengthen employer participation in covering dependents.
• Develop sustainable financing that supports the system over the long term, including maximizing federal funding.
• Promote opportunities for children to access services under their health insurance coverage.
• Ensure a strong safety net as a vital component of access to care.