State of Illinois All Kids

09/17/07 - Governor Blagojevich joins 29 other governors in calling on Bush Administration to repeal proposed rules that limit states' flexibility in covering children

Governors reiterate need for reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

09/04/07 Gov. Blagojevich kicks off statewide Back-to-School All Kids campaign

Staples joins schools and health care organizations to educate parents about Governor’s affordable, comprehensive health care program for children

08/30/07 Governor Blagojevich announces All Kids Bridge, an expansion of healthcare for young adults who otherwise would not be able to get coverage

Plan expands access to affordable, quality healthcare for seriously ill teens or those with pre-existing conditions when they get too old for All Kids

08/17/07 Governor Blagojevich urges President Bush to reconsider his threat to veto State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

SCHIP has helped to provide healthcare for over 316,000 Illinois children

05/06/07 Gov. Blagojevich announces landmark Illinois Health Connect program has enrolled more than 4,000 doctors statewide; far surpassing original goal of 3,000 doctors

Illinois Health Connect guarantees a medical home for every child in All Kids and every parent in FamilyCare

04/13/07 Gov. Blagojevich announces new partnership with CVS/Pharmacy to help families sign up for the Governor’s "All Kids Program"

CVS/Pharmacy has trained pharmacists on the All Kids program in order to help families sign their kids up for affordable healthcare; distributing All Kids applications to customers

More than 350,000 children enrolled in landmark “All Kids” program since the Governor took office

02/23/07 Gov. Blagojevich joins governors around the nation in calling on U.S. Congress to address SCHIP funding immediately

Governors push to cover current SCHIP shortfalls and change out-of-date funding formulas that punish states that work aggressively to expand access to healthcare

01/11/07 Gov. Blagojevich reaches out to Illinois’ Congressional Delegation urging them to help bring more federal SCHIP funding to Illinois

Current funding formulas out-of-date and punish states that have worked aggressively to expand access to healthcare

01/09/07 Kaiser Foundation credits Gov. Blagojevich’s administration for sparking national movement to provide healthcare to all children

Kaiser Foundation also ranks Illinois #1 in the nation for providing healthcare to working parents who need it for the 3rd year in a row

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