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from:C a l i f o r n i a t h e h o m e t o a n u m b e r o f n o t e w o r t h y e c o n o m i c a r e a s w h e r e y o u c a n f i n d H o l l y w o o d , C a l i f o r n i a C e n t r a l V a l l e y , S i l i c o n V a l l e y a n d t h e W i n e C o u n t r y . D u e t o i t s v a s t e c o n o m i c l o c a t i o n s , t h e r e a r e m i l l i o n s o f p e o p l e w h o r e s i d e i n t h i s s t a t e . I t h a s a l s o b e e n a c o n t i n u o u s f a v o r i t e m i g r a t i o n a r e a . < b r > < b r >
N o t a l l w h o r e s i d e s i n C a l i f o r n i a h a v e t h e m e a n s a n d r e s o u r c e s t o l i v e a n a f f l u e n t l i f e s t y l e . T h e r e a r e t h o s e w h o s t r i v e t o k e e p u p w i t h t h e i r w o r k b u t s t i l l d o n o t m e e t t h e f a m i l y s d a i l y n e e d s . H o w m u c h m o r e c a n t h e y m a i n t a i n t h e i r f a m i l y s h e a l t h i f t h e m o n e y t h e y e a r n i s i n a d e q u a t e ? < b r > < b r >
T h e g o v e r n m e n t o f C a l i f o r n i a h a s t h o u g h t o f w a y s t o m a k e t h e l i v e s o f i t s i n h a b i t a n t s a b e t t e r p l a c e . F o r i n s t a n c e , i t i s o f f e r i n g i t s j u v e n i l e l o w c o s t h e a l t h i n s u r a n c e t h r o u g h H e a l t h y F a m i l i e s . < b r > < b r >
B a c k g r o u n d o n H e a l t h y F a m i l i e s < b r > < b r >
H e a l t h y F a m i l i e s i s a l o w c o s t i n s u r a n c e c a t e r e d b y t h e S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a f o r t h e j u v e n i l e . T h e f o l l o w i n g f a c t o r s a r e b e i n g g i v e n t o t h e e l i g i b l e c i t i z e n s : < b r > < b r >
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T h r e e m a i n o b j e c t i v e s k e e p H e a l t h y F a m i l i e s s m o o t h l y r u n n i n g . P r i m a r i l y , i t t a r g e t s t h a t e v e r y p a r e n t p r a c t i c e c o n s t r u c t i v e p a r e n t i n g . N e x t , i t a i m s t o i m p r o v e b o t h t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d h e a l t h o f e v e r y c h i l d . L a s t l y , i t i n t e n d s t o a v e r t c h i l d m a l t r e a t m e n t a n d a b a n d o n m e n t . < b r > < b r >
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T h e f o l l o w i n g q u a l i f i c a t i o n s s h o u l d b e m e t f o r y o u r c h i l d t o b e c o n s i d e r e d a s a H e a l t h y F a m i l i e s m e m b e r : < b r > < b r >
" Y o u r c h i l d m u s t f a l l i n t o t h e r e q u i r e d a g e c a t e g o r y o f 0 t o 1 9 y e a r s o l d . < b r > < b r >
" S / h e m u s t b e a r e s i d e n t o f C a l i f o r n i a . P r i o r t o t h a t s / h e i s a U S c i t i z e n , n a t i o n a l s o r q u a l i f i e d i m m i g r a n t s . < b r > < b r >
" S / h e m u s t b e d e c l a r e d n o t q u a l i f i e d f o r n o - c o s t M e d i - C a l . < b r > < b r >
" F o r t h e p a s t t h r e e m o n t h s , y o u r c h i l d m u s t n o t b e c o v e r e d b y a n y e m p l o y e r - s p o n s o r e d h e a l t h i n s u r a n c e . < b r > < b r >
" T h e f a m i l y s m o n t h l y i n c o m e t a x i s a l s o t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n d e p e n d i n g o n t h e s i z e o f t h e f a m i l y a n d t h e a g e b r a c k e t y o u r c h i l d f a l l s i n . < b r > < b r >
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T h e r e i s w i d e - a r r a y o f h e a l t h c a r e b e n e f i t s p r o v i d e d b y H e a l t h y F a m i l i e s s u c h a s : < b r > < b r >
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T h e c o s t c o v e r a g e f o r e a c h c h i l d i s w i t h i n t h e r a n g e o f 7 t o 9 d o l l a r s p e r m o n t h . A m a x i m u m p a y m e n t o f 2 7 d o l l a r s p e r m o n t h i s s e t f o r a l l t h e c h i l d r e n i n a f a m i l y . < b r > < b r >
D u r i n g p h y s i c i a n v i s i t s a n d p u r c h a s e o f p r e s c r i b e d m e d i c i n e s , y o u h a v e t o d o l e o u t f i v e d o l l a r s a s y o u r c o - p a y m e n t s h a r e . A n n u a l l y , y o u r f a m i l y s c o - p a y m e n t s h a r e s h o u l d n o t e x c e e d t w o h u n d r e d f i f t y d o l l a r s . < b r > < b r >
C a l i f o r n i a s S e r v i c e A r e a s < b r > < b r >
H e a l t h y F a m i l i e s o p e r a t e i n t h i r t y - s i x c o u n t i e s w i t h i n t h e s t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a . Y o u c a n s e e k a p p l i c a t i o n f o r m s t h r o u g h y o u r l o c a l h e a l t h c e n t e r . I f y o u h a v e f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n s , i t i s a l s o r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t y o u d i s c u s s t h i s w i t h h e a l t h c a r e p r o v i d e r s t h a t a r e k n o w l e d g e a b l e a b o u t C a l i f o r n i a s H e a l t h y F a m i l i e s . A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h e r e i s a d o w n l o a d a b l e f o r m v i a t h e I n t e r n e t i f y o u w i s h t o o b t a i n a n o n l i n e a p p l i c a t i o n f o r m . < b r > < b r >
T h e r e i s a l w a y s a w a y o u t . I n d e e d t r u e , i f y o u h a v e b e e n w o r r y i n g a b o u t t h e h e a l t h o f y o u r f a m i l y e s p e c i a l l y t h e k i d s , t h e n t h e r e i s a n a n s w e r t o e v e r y d i l e m m a . Y o u h a v e C a l i f o r n i a s H e a l t h y F a m i l i e s t h a t w i l l h e l p y o u w i t h o p e n h a n d s o n y o u r c h i l d s g e n e r a l w e l l b e i n g . < b r > < b r >
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