California Coverage And Health Initiatives

CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE (CKC): HEALTHY KIDS 2022 OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT - DESCRIPTION: CALIFORNIA COVERAGE AND HEALTH INITIATIVES (CCHI) AND ITS SIX PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL ENROLL UNINSURED CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS INTO MEDICAID AND CHIP, WITH A FOCUS ON LATINOS, MIXED IMMIGRATION STATUS FAMILIES, NATIVE AMERICANS, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, RURAL AREAS, AND OTHER POPULATIONS WITH HIGH RATES OF UNINSURED CHILDREN. CCHI WILL TARGET EIGHT COUNTIES, INCLUDING FOUR OF THE MOST HEAVILY IMPACTED COUNTIES NATIONWIDE: LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, SAN BERNARDINO, AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. CONNECTING CALIFORNIA’S KIDS TO COVERAGE THREE-YEAR BUDGET: $1,500,000.00 PROJECT GOAL: OVER THREE YEARS, CCHI AND ITS PARTNERS WILL SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH COVERAGE FOR 6,120 CHILDREN, ENROLL 3,016 CHILDREN INTO MEDI-CAL/CHIP, AND RETAIN AN ADDITIONAL 1,965 CHILDREN IN MEDI-CAL/CHIP COVERAGE. CCHI AND ITS PARTNERS WILL ALSO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH COVERAGE FOR 1,785 PARENTS, ENROLL 885 PARENTS IN MEDI-CAL, AND RETAIN 927 PARENTS IN MEDI-CAL, PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE WITH APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL RENEWALS. FINALLY, CCHI AND ITS SUBRECIPIENTS WILL SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH COVERAGE FOR 1,050 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS, ENROLL 507 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS IN MEDI-CAL, AND RETAIN 192 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS IN MEDI-CAL, PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE WITH APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL RENEWALS. DESCRIPTION OF NEED: CALIFORNIA’S RATE OF UNINSURED CHILDREN INCREASED FROM 3.1% TO 3.6% BETWEEN 2016 AND 2019. WHILE OTHER STATES HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF UNINSURED CHILDREN PER CAPITA, FOCUSING SOLELY ON PERCENTAGES RISKS MINIMIZING THE SCALE OF THE WORK STILL LEFT UNDONE IN CALIFORNIA. DUE TO CALIFORNIA’S LARGE POPULATION, THE STATE RANKS THIRD OVERALL IN TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN UNINSURED, ESTIMATED AT 334,000 INDIVIDUALS. STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING ENROLLMENT OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND ADULTS: CCHI’S COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS WILL DO EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND PROVIDE EXPERT ONE-ON-ONE ENROLLMENT INTO PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS. THESE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY AS NEEDED. WITH THE HELP OF TRAINED HEALTH ACCESS ASSISTERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROMOTORES, PROJECT PARTNERS WILL ASSIST CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS IN ENROLLING IN MEDI-CAL (CALIFORNIA’S MEDICAID PROGRAM) AND RENEWING THEIR COVERAGE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING MEDICAL INFORMATION TO CLIENTS; HELPING CLIENTS ACCESS CARE BY TROUBLESHOOTING BARRIERS THAT ARISE AFTER ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING RESOURCE REFERRALS FOR OTHER NEEDED SERVICES SUCH AS FOOD AND JOBS PROGRAMS. TARGETED OUTREACH TO FAMILIES WILL BE HEAVILY FOCUSED ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND THE POST-OPEN ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN, AS WELL AS YEAR-ROUND OUTREACH AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCIES INCLUDING HOSPITALS, CLINICS, FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS, COUNTY AGENCIES, WIC SITES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS. THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING WILL PROVIDE STAFFING FOR THE COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL ENROLL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN INSURANCE. CCHI WILL PROVIDE COORDINATION, HEALTH ACCESS ASSISTER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS ASSIST PARTNERS IN IMPROVING THEIR DATA MANAGEMENT CAPACITIES. ALL ENROLLMENT DATA WILL BE VERIFIED BY SUBRECIPIENTS AND TRANSMITTED TO CMS BY CCHI.

CCHI CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS (CKC) 2025 - CALIFORNIA COVERAGE & HEALTH INITIATIVES (CCHI) AND ITS 6 COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN HONORED TO WORK WITH THE CENTERS OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) UNDER THE CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE 2022 GRANT TO SUCCESSFULLY INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WITH THE NEXT ITERATION OF THIS GRANT, CCHI AND ITS PARTNERS SEEK TO BUILD UPON OUR SUCCESS AND EXPAND OUR EFFORTS TO REACH EVEN MORE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE TARGET POPULATIONS WHO REMAIN UNINSURED OR AT RISK OF LOSING COVERAGE OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. THIS FUNDING WILL SUPPORT DIRECT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, STAFFING FOR DEDICATED ENROLLMENT SPECIALISTS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS TO MONITOR PROGRESS. THIS PROJECT NOT ONLY AIMS TO ENROLL NEW BENEFICIARIES BUT ALSO TO MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS COVERAGE BY ASSISTING FAMILIES THROUGH THE RENEWAL PROCESS. BY STRENGTHENING THE LINK BETWEEN EFFECTIVE OUTREACH AND RELIABLE ENROLLMENT SUPPORT, OUR PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY WITH FEWER UNINSURED CHILDREN AND IMPROVED OVERALL ACCESS TO CARE. CCHI, IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS 6 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) THROUGHOUT THE STATE, SEEKS FUNDING FROM THE CMS TO FURTHER EXPAND OUTREACH, ENROLLMENT, RETENTION, AND UTILIZATION EFFORTS FOR MEDI-CAL (CALIFORNIA’S MEDICAID PROGRAM) AND THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) ACROSS CALIFORNIA. THIS INITIATIVE WILL CONTINUE TO PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON FAMILIES OF MIXED-IMMIGRATION STATUS, RURAL RESIDENTS, AND GROUPS WITH HIGH PERCENTAGES OF UNINSURED CHILDREN, INCLUDING LATINOS AND NATIVE AMERICANS, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE BUT UNENROLLED CHILDREN WHILE IMPROVING RETENTION RATES FOR THOSE ALREADY COVERED. IN THIS NEXT CYCLE OF THE GRANT, CCHI AND ITS PARTNERS WILL SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR 4,480 CHILDREN, ENROLL 4,032 CHILDREN INTO MEDI-CAL OR CHIP, AND RETAIN AN ADDITIONAL 1,760 CHILDREN IN COVERAGE. THROUGH DIRECT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE AND SPECIALIZED SUPPORT, WE WILL ALSO ENROLL 3,120 PARENTS AND 887 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS WHILE ENSURING CONTINUED COVERAGE FOR 992 PARENTS THROUGH RENEWAL ASSISTANCE. CCHI’S PARTNERS WILL ENHANCE THEIR CURRENT SCHOOL-BASED OUTREACH EFFORTS, ENGAGE FAMILIES BEYOND OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIODS, AND AND EDUCATE FAMILIES ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY USE THEIR HEALTHCARE BENEFITS TO MINIMIZE COVERAGE GAPS. BY LEVERAGING TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND PROVEN BEST PRACTICES, THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, ENSURING THAT MORE CALIFORNIA FAMILIES RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN THE COVERAGE THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES.