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The Department of Health Services (DHS) will be responsible for implementing the outreach and Medicaid changes proposed in the Title XXI state plan as well as ongoing administration of the CCS and CHDP programs. The Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB) will be responsible for administering the purchasing pool, the purchasing credit, and the AIM program. MRMIB has a strong commitment to providing affordable quality health care to Californians. MRMIB currently administers three health insurance programs: the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP), a program for medically uninsurable people, the Health Insurance Plan of California (HIPC), a small employer purchasing pool and the Access for Infants and Mothers (AIM) Program, a program for uninsured pregnant women and their newborns. (The state also seeks FFP for a portion of the AIM Program.) ACCESS FOR INFANTS AND MOTHERS (AIM) PROGRAM The AIM Program provides comprehensive health benefits for pregnant women and their infants through the age of 2 with household incomes between 200% - 300% FPL. In addition, pregnant women are not eligible for AIM if they are on Medi-Cal or have employer- sponsored coverage (unless the coverage has such high deductibles that MRMIB views the coverage as being tantamount to being uninsured). As approved in California’s SPA, FFP is claimed for infants through the age of 1, born to AIM mothers with household incomes between 200% - 250% FPL. In an effort to streamline public programs, California is in the process of modifying its AIM Program statute to change the eligibility process and benefit service delivery for infants and children up to the age of 2 born to mothers enrolled in AIM. AIM will continue to serve pregnant women with incomes up to 300% FPL. Eligibility, enrollment, plan selection and benefit service delivery through the AIM Program remain for the pregnant woman. However, infant’s born to mothers enrolled in AIM will be enrolled in the Healthy Families Program from date of birth until age 2. The Healthy Families Program will conduct an annual redetermination prior to the child’s first birthday to assure eligibility for the child’s second year of coverage, i.e. income equal to or less than 300% FPL. Providing coverage to infants and children through age 2 born to mothers enrolled in AIM provides a greater selection of health plans, provides access to the CCS provider network for children with an eligible CCS condition, provides dental and vision coverage and provide families with the opportunity to have their children in the same health plan. California is in the process of combining the administrative functions of both programs into one 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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