Cover the Kids, Sacramento Children's Health Initiative

About Us

Cover the Kids (CTK), Sacramento's Children's Health Initiative is a broad-based collaborative partnership that is comprised of key representatives from local hospitals, county health service agencies, community clinics, faith-based community organizations, education, funding institutions and business. CTK's Board of Directors is co-chaired by Board of Supervisor Member Roger Dickinson and the City of Sacramento Mayor. Funding is provided by Blue Shield Foundation California HealthCare Foundation, City of Sacramento, County of Sacramento, First 5 California, First 5 Sacramento, Kaiser Permanente, Mercy, Sierra Health Foundation, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, The California Endowment, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, UC Davis Health System, and United Way.

Of the 16,000 Sacramento County children ages 0-18 who are currently uninsured, it is estimated that 2/3 (10,720) of these uninsured children qualify for existing public health programs, but are not enrolled and 1/3 (5,280) do not qualify due to other factors such as immigration status or income.

CTK has developed a comprehensive plan to provide medical, dental and vision coverage to the nearly 25,000 uninsured children in Sacramento County. In September 2006, CTK launched the new Healthy Kids insurance product for children who are not eligible for any existing programs such as Medi-Cal and Healthy Families and whose incomes are between 251 - 300% of the federal poverty level (Family of 4 $5,000). Healthy Kids is currently enrolling children. Undocumented children within the income limits for this program are eligible to receive services. The providers participating in Healthy Kids are Health Net, Delta Dental, Vision Service Plan and Kaiser Permanente's Child Health Plan.

Additionally, CTK staff are focused on reaching families throughout Sacramento County with children who are eligible for subsidized programs including:

Medi-Cal
Healthy Families
Kaiser Permanente's Child Health Plan
Healthy Kids (Now available in Sacramento County)
Access for Infants and Mothers (AIM) Program

In addition, the project staff are also assisting families with the enrollment process as well as case management services to help families maintain their coverage.

For more information on Cover the Kids:
Toll-Free: 1-866-850-4321
Local Phone: (916) 808-3838
Fax: (916) 808-6155
Email: info@coverthekids.com