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 Mayor Heather Fargo. 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 25,000 Sacramento County children ages 0-18 who are currently uninsured, it is estimated that 2/3 (16,675) of these uninsured children qualify for existing public health programs, but are not enrolled and 1/3 (8,325) 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@sachealthykids.org
Funding provided by:
Catholic Healthcare West
http://www.mercysacramento.org
City of Sacramento
http://www.cityofsacramento.org
Kaiser Permanente of Sacramento
http://www.kaiserpermanente.org
First 5 Sacramento Commission
http://www.sackids.saccounty.net
Sierra Health Foundation
http://www.sierrahealth.org
Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region
http://www.checksutterfirst.org
UC Davis Health System
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
United Way California Capital Region
http://www.yourlocalunitedway.org/en/home
Key Community Partners
Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (Sacramento County)
http://www.sacdhhs.com/CHDP
Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE)
http://www.scoe.net
Child Action, Inc.
http://www.childaction.org
Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA)
http://www.seta.net
Sacramento County WIC
http://www.sacdhhs.com/article.asp?ContentID=790
Sacramento Area Congregations Together (ACT)
http://www.sacact.org
Sacramento Community Health Center (M.A.A.P.)
http://www.maap.org
Health Rights Hotline
http://www.hrh.org
Community Resource Project
http://www.cresource.org
Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance
http://dhaweb.saccounty.net
Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.sacdhhs.com
Regional Partners
Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency
http://www.atcaa.org
Child Abuse Prevention Council of Placer County
http://www.childresources.org/default.asp
Yolo Family Resource Center
http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/YoloLINK/programs/pYoloFamilyResour-5105.html
Recent Updates
May 23, 2007: Website
Cover the Kids' website is still under contruction. Press Release section to be posted soon.