Navigating breast pump coverage through insurance can be challenging for new parents. Watch this webinar to learn how to confidently guide families through the process — ensuring they get the support and access they need.
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DPSS has resumed its annual review of Medi-Cal beneficiaries’ information to determine if they’re still eligible for benefits. Help the families you work with keep their coverage.
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Are you paying monthly Medi-Cal premiums? Call to stop them and receive credits for payments made since March 2020!
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The massive cut to Medi-Cal, which now serves one-third of Californians, would require the program to be completely dismantled and rebuilt. L.A. County, home to 1 of every 20 Medicaid recipients in the nation, will be “ground zero,” says Supervisor Sheila Kuehl.
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Last week began with House GOP leaders unveiling their plan – the American Health Care Act – to replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). LA Best Babies Network is not a political advocacy organization, so we’re not urging you to support or oppose legislation. But, because the Family Strengthening Network (Welcome Baby and its partner home visiting programs in Los Angeles County) helps families navigate the vicissitudes of insurance coverage, we wanted to provide a brief update.
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At our Family Strengthening Network workshop for home visitors, El Nido Family Centers invited two young parents to speak about their experience in El Nido’s Teen Parenting Services programs. We’ve posted video of this impressive mom and dad. Several teen parenting resources are also posted here.
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Full Medi-Cal coverage is now available to all children of low-income families in California, regardless of immigration status. Get resources to help families enroll their kids, and get the latest numbers on health-care coverage since the new law took effect in May.
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Lynn Kersey has some advice for pregnant women who bought health insurance policies from Covered California and want to keep them: Don’t report your pregnancy to the agency.
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February is Children’s Dental Health Month. Here are some resources that can help families learn about getting preventive dental care for their kids.
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