The newsletter is intended to provide updates on policy issues relating to Medi-Cal for Children and Healthy Families and to report on activities occurring across the state for reaching and enrolling California's eligible children in the two programs. Inside this first issue you will also find ideas for how you can get involved in outreach activities and a picture of the children we are trying to reach. We hope you find this newsletter useful in your work and welcome any feedback you might have. The new draft form reflects most of the key recommendations made by a statewide committee of advocates, county and state officials, and other experts convened to help the state create a streamlined application. With the new form, all families can send their applications to the same place.
Families still can choose to apply for only one program.
Promotes a simple and unified outreach message for both Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. The state is currently testing the draft form with focus groups and plans to issue the final form in March or April 1999. Okay for First Month's Premium . The state recently announced it will now allow Healthy Families applicants to pay their first month's premium by personal check. Originally, families had to pay their first month's premium with a cashier's check or money order.