Summary: KEEPING KIDS HEALTHY. California is eliminating its medical insurance program for kids Healthy Families and moving those children from low-income families into the state's Medicaid program. What's being done to ensure children continue having access to care? Also, as the Affordable Care Act rolls into full effect, this program answers frequently asked questions: How to get affordable family health insurance plans? Are there additional charges for children with pre-existing conditions? What are the penalties for families who do not insure their children? Guests: Mayra Álvarez, Director of Public Health Policy, Office of Health Reform, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, D.C., www.healthreform.gov ; Nancy Marisa Gómez, Southern California Program Director, Health Access, Los Angeles, CA, www.health-access.org ALSO, A CALL TO REGISTER. On the last day to register to vote in California, the director of Mi Familia Vota calls on Latino voters to register to vote in November's elections. Guest: Ben Monterroso, Executive Director, Mi Familia Vota, Phoenix, AZ, www.mifamiliavota.us
