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Cover All Kids, a health care coalition consisting of public and private organizations, works to expand health insurance coverage and preventive care for Minnesota children.
Founded in 1999 and expanded in 2001 on the premise that government alone cannot ensure health coverage and preventive care for children, Cover All Kids combines the efforts of more than 75 health, human services and community organizations to promote critical measures to ensure healthy children.
Currently the coalition is chaired by representatives from the Children's Defense Fund Minnesota, the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, and the Minnesota Nurses Association. Other participating organizations include UCare Minnesota, Neighborhood Health Care Network, Minnesota Medical Association, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Metropolitan Health Plan, Portico Healthnet, the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Legal Services Advocacy Project, Stairstep Foundation, Ramsey County Health Department, Academy of Pediatrics, and many more.
The coalition focuses on two goals:
- To increase the number of children who receive regular, appropriate and quality preventive health care with special attention to the underserved and populations that experience the greatest health disparities.
- To increase public and private health care coverage for uninsured children with special attention to the underserved and populations that experience the greatest health disparities.
A Steering Committee provides ongoing direction for the coalition and work groups meet to discuss ways to:
- simplify the eligibility and enrollment process for public health coverage programs;
- improve methods of enrolling kids and families in public programs at clinics, hospitals, schools, and other community settings;
- expand eligibility under public and private programs;
- keep kids enrolled in health coverage programs;
- generate public/private partnerships to improve health coverage for kids;
- make it easier for parents to bring their children in for regular checkups;
- improve recording and tracking of preventive care services;
- increase public awareness of the importance of health care coverage and regular preventive care.
For More Information:
Please call Elaine Cunningham at 651-855-1176.
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