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Join the Effort to Ensure Every Minnesota Child Has Health Coverage This Year
Sign on as An Individual or Organizational Supporter Of the Children's Health Security Act (CHSA)
What is the CHSA?
All children should have health care coverage, no matter where their parents work or how much they earn. The Children's Health Security Act would ensure all children have access to affordable, quality health care coverage and eliminate current access and cost barriers. The Act would achieve universal children's coverage by 2010 in a two-phase approach. Phase I would cover all children whose family income is below 300% of the Federal Poverty Guideline ($60,000 for a family of four). Phase II would ensure all Minnesota children have access to health care coverage. Participation is voluntary.
Click Here to read a complete summary of the bill
How Can You Support Efforts to Pass It?
Below are several ways you or your organization can get involved in advocating for the Children's Health Security Act. If you are interested in supporting the CHSA, contact Carol Specktor at 651-855-1188 or Specktor@cdf-mn.org. Here's how you can.
- Become an Endorser.
Organizational endorsers will help increase the visibility and credibility of the Children's Health Security Act by signing on as supporters of the Act.
- Become a Coalition Member.
The Children's Health Security Act Coalition is a broad coalition comprised of health care provider, child advocacy, faith, labor, anti-poverty and economic justice organizations. Coalitions members help build public support for and advocate for passage of the Children's Health Security Act through attending coalition meetings and other activities that meet the organization's capacity (e.g., meeting with legislators, writing letters to the editor, sending action alerts, grassroots activities, etc.)
Click Here for Organizations in the CHSA Coalition
Want More Information?
Individuals and organizations can join the Children's Health Security Act Advocacy Network through which you will receive action alerts and regular updates as well as the opportunity to take action around key votes, committee actions etc.
To join the CHSA Advocacy Network, or for more details on how you can support the Children's Health Security Act, or if you would like someone to present the CHSA to your organization and/or board contact Carole Specktor at 651-855-1188 or Specktor@cdf-mn.org.
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