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first two years of life. For infants born to mothers enrolled in AIM on or after July 1, 2004, the infants will be enrolled in the Healthy Families program. AIM is administered by MRMIB, which contracts with the private sector to provide subsidized coverage for beneficiaries. To cover the full cost of care, California uses Proposition 99 tobacco tax monies to subsidize subscriber co-payments and contributions, while the subscriber pays two percent of their average annual income if enrolled prior to July 1, 2004 and 1.5% of their average annual income if enrolled on or after July 1, 2004. As of September 1997, AIM has provided access to comprehensive health benefits for 28,921 women and 25,735 newborns. Uninsured Children. The CPS data indicate that the vast majority of uninsured children (1.4 million) live in families with at least one working parent. In fact, 965,000 uninsured children lived in families with at least one parent employed full- time for the entire year. Uninsured rates are highest among children in self-employed families, but lack of insurance is also prevalent among families in which a parent works for an employer. There are disparities in California’s uninsured children’s race and ethnicity as well. CPS data show that 29 percent of Latino children are uninsured, in contrast to 12 percent of Asian American children, 10 percent of non-Latino white children, and 10 percent of African American children. Furthermore, uninsured rates for children vary across geographic regions. CPS data show that 25 percent of children in Los Angeles County and 20 percent of children in Orange County are uninsured. In contrast, an average of 16 percent of children in Central Valley counties, 13 percent in San Diego County, an average of 11 percent in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and 10 percent in the six county San Francisco Bay Area are uninsured. CPS data estimates reflect that there are 580,000 uninsured California children whose families have incomes between 100 and 200% FPL and this might qualify as targeted low income children under Title XXI, and thus could potentially be served by the Healthy Families program. Given the sample size drawn for CPS, there are no statistically valid demographic data on this population. A copy of UCLA’s analysis of the health status of children between 100 percent and 200 percent of poverty is included as Attachment 3. 2.2. Describe the current state efforts to provide or obtain creditable health coverage for uncovered children by addressing: (Section 2102)(a)(2) (42CFR 457.80(b)) Effective Date: Approval Date: November 1, 2009 HFP Family Contribution Increase November 1, 2009 HFP Co-Payment Increase November 1, 2009 HFP Limited Dental Plan Choice for New Subscribers

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