Florida Senate - 2021                            (NP)    SR 2018
       
       
        
       By Senator Bean
       
       
       
       
       
       4-02556-21                                            20212018__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the 30th anniversary of the
    3         founding of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, a nonprofit
    6  organization created by the Florida Legislature in 1990, has
    7  operated successfully for 30 years to ensure all children have
    8  access to affordable, comprehensive, and quality health and
    9  dental care, and
   10         WHEREAS, Florida Healthy Kids existed before the national
   11  Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which was signed
   12  into law in 1997, and was grandfathered into the CHIP
   13  legislation by the United States Congress, and
   14         WHEREAS, Florida Healthy Kids is governed by a dedicated
   15  board of directors composed of top officials of state agencies
   16  responsible for the welfare of children, as well as physicians,
   17  dentists, and other experts on children’s health policy and
   18  medical care, and
   19         WHEREAS, Florida Healthy Kids has successfully fulfilled
   20  its statutory duties of managing children’s health and dental
   21  plans and associated administrative functions, including insurer
   22  procurement and management, eligibility determination and
   23  enrollment, compliance, fiscal administration, reporting, and
   24  related customer services, and
   25         WHEREAS, Florida Healthy Kids is responsible for the
   26  marketing of Florida KidCare, the umbrella brand for the four
   27  government-sponsored health insurance programs serving children
   28  including Medicaid for children, MediKids, Florida Healthy Kids,
   29  and the Children’s Medical Services Managed Care Plan, and
   30         WHEREAS, Florida Healthy Kids creates affordable subsidized
   31  and full-pay plans for children from 5 years of age through 18
   32  years of age, with affordable subsidized premiums for children
   33  in lower-income families, and affordable nonsubsidized coverage
   34  for any child in this state in a family with income that exceeds
   35  a certain income threshold, and
   36         WHEREAS, Florida Healthy Kids successfully engages key
   37  stakeholders in this state, including community organizations,
   38  hospitals, health care clinics, and school districts, to
   39  consistently fulfill its mission to actively increase the number
   40  of insured kids by developing child-centered health plans and
   41  connecting families to coverage, NOW, THEREFORE,
   42  
   43  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   44  
   45         That the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation is recognized for
   46  its 30 years of resolute dedication to increasing access to
   47  comprehensive, affordable, and quality health care services to
   48  improve the health of Florida’s children and reduce the
   49  incidence and costs of childhood illnesses and disabilities
   50  among children in our state.