Thursday, June 01, 2006
SPRINGFIELD -- Thirty days are left prior to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's All Kids insurance program goes online, but skeptics remain.
For six months, the state has been pre-registering children for the agenda by visiting schools and operational with healthcare providers in preparation for July 1.
"Enrollment is going well, its very steady," said Christine Glunz, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. "We've taken every opportunity we could to make sure families are aware that their uninsured children can get health benefits."
The state wants to expand the benefits to 50,000 uninsured children in the program's first year. At present, Illinois provides health insurance care for 1.1 million children.
All Kids is aimed at children, whose parents create too much money admission state and federal aid but still can't afford coverage.
However, the program will allow parents that make as much as $160,000 annually to sign up for health insurance.
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