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There are 750,000 people in Colorado who have no health insurance, and 159,000 of these are children. We believe that all children deserve access to high-quality health care.

The Colorado Children's Campaign was instrumental in creating the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), in passing the tobacco tax initiative that will put $172 million into programs including expanding access to CHP+ and school-based clinics, and we will continue to advocate for cost effective ways to provide access to high-quality health care.

  • Facts on Kids Health: A Primer (2009)

  • Children's Health Care Reform Objectives Health care reform is a key initiative that the Obama administration plans to tackle. Children’s health care advocates recognize the opportunity reform affords to improve the current health system. As the conversation on reform matures, communities have identified three objectives and All Kids Covered 2010 has captured those objectives in this publication.

  • The Colorado Children’s Campaign is pleased to join the Children’s Hospital and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals in the Speak Now for Kids in Health Reform campaign. This effort to create a powerful voice for children in health care reform is also supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Defense Fund, First Focus, and more than 120 supporting organizations around the country.


    Speak Now for Kids

    Please visit this website and share your thoughts. Additionally, click on the ShareNow section of the site to find tools you need to add a button to your organization’s website and to join our efforts on Facebook and Twitter.

  • Children's Health Care Cost Simulation Model, December 2008
    Barbara Ladon, Jonathan Harner and Tracy Johnson of Arpegio Health prepared this report as part of the Children’s Campaign effort to develop an interactive cost model of children’s health coverage in Colorado. The model will help people consider changes to existing programs and the addition of new services. It will enable comparisons of the costs and numbers of children served under various policy proposals, including adjustments to eligibility criteria. This report provides important background information on existing programs, services and funding for those programs. It also provides recommendations for immediate policy actions that can improve health outcomes for children and lead to an improved policy structure. These include ensuring students receive 12 months of continuous coverage under programs and including a comprehensive package of services as the minimum level of care for all covered children.

  • All Kids Covered 2010 Initiative The Colorado Children’s Campaign is a lead partner in the All Kids Covered 2010 Initiative, a group of committed organizations working together to ensure quality affordable health coverage for all children in Colorado. For additional information on partners, initiatives, meetings or to share your health care story, click on button below.


    All Kids Covered Colorado

  • Food for Thought, Health for Success: Pursuing Policy that Supports Student Wellness and Achievement, February 2009

  • Child Obesity in Colorado: A Growing Problem Read about the impact of the epidemic and recommendations for solutions in this report.

  • Click here to read the Community of Caring Health Care Reform Proposal!This is the final proposal submitted by the Colorado Children's Campaign and its partners to the SB 208 Health Care Reform Commission, a group working for comprehensive health care reform in Colorado.

  • Read about Reauthorization fo SCHIP and why it is important for Colorado children!

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