Wednesday, Oct 17,2012
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California lawmakers are considering the removal of a health insurance program responsible for the care of thousands of children in the state, according to The Associated Press.
Healthy Families, a state-run healthcare program designed to provide low-cost care to children and teens, may be eliminated in the near future.
California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley, one of the state's top health officials, noted in a recent statement that California would be more fiscally sound if lawmakers eliminated Healthy Families and moved the children under its care to Medicaid, according to the AP.
Many consumers, healthcare providers and service organizations in the state are voicing concern about the shift. Health Access California, one group that opposes the shift, expressed a worry that children would experience a disruption in care.
Additionally, a Pediatrician and Assemblyman involved in the opposition voiced the concern that many doctors who allow Healthy Families would refuse Medicaid due to logistical and funding problems, notes the AP.
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