,California's Express Enrollment Program: Lessons from the Medi-Cal/School Lunch Pilot Program-And Suggested Next Steps in Making Enrollment Gateways Efficient and Effective

California's Express Enrollment Program: Lessons from the Medi-Cal/School Lunch Pilot Program-And Suggested Next Steps in Making Enrollment Gateways Efficient and Effective


 

Publication Date: July 2006

Publisher: Children's Partnership

Author(s): Dawn Horner; Dania Wasongarz

Research Area: Health; Social conditions

Keywords: Express Lane; children's health care; uninsured

Type: Brief

Coverage: California

Abstract:

This issue brief documents results from California's Express Enrollment pilot program to enroll uninsured children into health insurance through school lunch. It reviews program activities, assesses its overall effectiveness, and applies lessons to state efforts to use public programs to enroll uninsured children into health coverage.