News Releases
LOS ANGELES – Nearly seven in ten voters believe that California’s health care system is in need of a significant overhaul and overwhelmingly support major reforms, according to a new non-partisan survey conducted for The California Endowment by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies.
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The 100% Campaign (a collaborative effort of Children Now, Children's Defense Fund and The Children’s Partnership), PICO California, United Ways of California and the California Children’s Health Initiatives issued a statement today following the announcement of Governor Schwarzenegger on his health care reform package.
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Sacramento, CA – At a news conference in Sacramento today, the United Ways of California released the results of a new, statewide survey on children’s health coverage. Mirroring the results of a previous survey done in May 2006, the new poll found that California voters continue to show overwhelming support for providing all of California’s children with comprehensive health insurance. The November survey also found that California voters think California can afford to cover all kids and believe it is a realistic goal.
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Dr. Robert K. Ross, M.D., the President and CEO of The California Endowment, today issued the following statement:
“We are very disappointed to learn that funding for kids' health coverage has been eliminated from the state's budget proposal. Sadly, it is our children who are the victims, particularly the 800,000 kids who do not have health insurance. According to recent polls, the overwhelming majority of Californians say covering kids is the right thing to do. We need to ask our state's elected leaders: 'If not now, when?'"
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May 11, 2006
Dr. Robert K. Ross, M.D., the President and CEO of The California Endowment, today issued the following statement:
“The Governor’s proposal to provide new funds in his revised Budget for local Children’s Health Initiatives -- combined with the Assembly’s earlier proposal of $50 million for new health coverage for children – signals an important demonstration of support for CHI’s by state government and helps make this a good week for kids’ coverage in California.
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May 4, 2006
Los Angeles, CA – As the nation commemorates “Cover the Uninsured Week” to focus on the critical need to provide health coverage for all Americans, two new studies released today by The California Endowment highlight the tremendous success local Children’s Health Initiatives (CHI’s) have had in plugging the health care coverage gap for over 165,000 kids in California. Read more >
December 8, 2005
Los Angeles, CA – Children’s health care providers received welcome news today with the announcement by The California Endowment that it was awarding $7.5 million in grants to local Children’s Health Initiatives (CHI) in eighteen counties across California, including nearly $1 million for Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz. In all, the grants will provide sufficient funding to cover nearly 8,000 children across the state with health care coverage. Read more >
November 15, 2005
LOS ANGELES - A team of nationally recognized experts with The Lewin Group released
today a study that compares cost estimates and coverage impacts of three different
proposals, each designed to expand health insurance coverage for California's
kids. The proposals, two proffered by California lawmakers and a third by The
New America Foundation, propose to vastly expand, if not completely cover all
of the more than 877,000 children currently without any form of health care
coverage. Read more >
September 22, 2005
LOS ANGELES (September 22, 2005) - Employer-based health care coverage for dependent children has eroded significantly over the past five years and without immediate action, the trend will likely continue well into the future, according to a report released today by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and Working Partnerships USA. A second report, released by The Economic and Social Research Institute, issues a similar warning, particularly for lower-income households and examines strategies to expand job-based coverage.Read more >
September 15, 2005
LOS ANGELES (September 15, 2005) - While six in ten Asian American and Pacific Islander
children in California have employer-based health insurance, and more than 90 percent have
health insurance year-round, coverage levels vary widely across AAPI ethnic groups, according
to a study by The California Endowment and California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Read more >
September 13, 2005
LOS ANGELES (September 13, 2005) - A key sampling of California employers say
providing health care for all children is the right thing to do and business
leaders want to be a part of the solution, according to a report released today
by The California Endowment. Increased premiums, in some cases double-digit
increases, are squeezing employers and driving up the number of uninsured workers
and their dependents nationwide. Read more >
