Earmark - Children's Health Initiative

Agency:		Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau:		Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Account:		Program management (75-0511)
Certifying Official:		Director, Division of Budget Formulation
Contact Information:		http://WWW.HHS.GOV 202-720-3210

Children's Health Initiative

1 recipient will receive $298,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: n/a

Description: The Children's Health Initiative seeks to reach all uninsured children in Santa Clara County whose families have incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level. Through an extensive outreach and enrollment design, workers and volunteers discuss the benefits of health insurance for children with families, evaluate the families' eligibility, and then assist the family in enrolling their child/children in the appropriate health insurance program (Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, or Healthy Kids). This project includes education and training support for staff, a Children's Health Initiative Toll-Free Telephone Line, and a walk-in Center providing outreach and application assistance information to enrollees in three languages (English, Spanish and Vietnamese).

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Community Outreach Services, County of Santa Clara, Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital Services (94-6000533 (EIN))	$298	Program Management		2325 Enborg Lane Suite 320 San Jose, CA
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Citation

Source: Appropriations Statute

Reference: Public Law 108-447

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Citation Excerpt: $300,000 is available for Santa Clara County, California, for outreach and enrollment assistance activities of the Children's Health Initiative

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Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007