4280 Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
Program Descriptions

50 - COUNTY HEALTH INITIATIVE MATCHING FUND PROGRAM

The County Health Initiative Matching Fund Program provides health coverage for eligible children up to age 19 in families with incomes between 250 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level that are not eligible for Medi-Cal or the Healthy Families Program. Coverage is provided through county-sponsored insurance programs, which provide comprehensive benefits similar to the Healthy Families Program. Program costs are funded by matching county expenditures with federal funds in participating counties that have been approved by the federal government. The Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board manages the intergovernmental transfer of federal funds, and the counties administer the program.