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No parent wants his
or her child to be without health insurance. We all know that children
are injured or ill on a regular basis, and doctor and emergency room visits
are beyond affordability. Still, 1.6 million children have no health insurance.
In an effort to help meet your needs for health insurance, Sierra Nevada
Children's Services has Certified Application Assistants on staff to assist
families in completing applications for low-cost or no-cost health insurance
programs.
Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal for Children is no-cost health coverage for
children from birth through age 18. Eligibility is established through
family income. The family's property and assets are not counted for children's
Medi-Cal.
Healthy Families
Healthy Families is low-cost health insurance for children in
families that do not qualify for no-cost Medi-Cal and who are
not covered by a parent's employer-sponsored health plan. Eligibility
is determined through the family's size and income. Monthly
premiums range from $4 to $27 per family. In Nevada County a
parent can choose to have their child's Healthy Families plan
through Blue Shield, Blue Cross, or Health Net.
For more information about Medi-Cal and Healthy Families,
call our offices at 530-272-8866 or contact us via e-mail.
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