A Profile of Young Children in the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program: Who Are They and What Are Their Experiences on the Program?

The Los Angeles Healthy Kids program was created in July 2003 to provide coverage to low-income, uninsured children ages zero to five years who are ineligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families. The report provides a descriptive analysis of 1,087 families who completed a baseline survey during 2005. The survey gathered data on children's health status, health care access and use, parental satisfaction, and the enrollment and renewal process. The survey design was modeled after the Evaluation of the Santa Clara County Children's Health Initiative that Mathematica has been conducting since 2001.