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We speak up for health so that children have access to comprehensive health coverage, services, and supports to promote well-being.
The Colorado Children’s Campaign has been at the forefront of a remarkable expansion in health coverage for children, bringing the state’s uninsured rate to below 5% and ensuring families can afford and access medical care when they need it. The Campaign has also supported pivotal efforts to keep kids vaccinated, healthy, and mentally well.
Covering Colorado’s kids: The Campaign has pushed Colorado’s health policy forward so that more children have health coverage – from the creation of Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) to the expansion of Medicaid to making sure public health coverage is available to all Colorado children, regardless of immigration status.
Helping children get critical immunizations: Since the 1980s, The Campaign has supported efforts to help all children access vaccines – work that remains critical today.
A holistic, data-informed approach to health and prevention: The Campaign’s effort to support health have reflected emerging issues over the decades, including tobacco awareness and prevention programs, the Youth Crime Prevention and Intervention Program, and efforts to support mental health and reduce maternal mortality.
OUR PRIORITIES
- Access to public health insurance and care
- Affordable health coverage improvements
- Keeping children healthy
- Fiscal Reform
- Federal Advocacy
- Data Improvements
Recent legislative highlights
Cover All Coloradans
Colorado will continue to provide public health coverage for undocumented children and pregnant individuals. More than 16,000 people are already enrolled in coverage through this initiative, which took effect in January 2025.
Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+)
CHP+, which provides coverage for more than 90,000 children and pregnant individuals who have low incomes but are not eligible for Medicaid, was fully funded for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
Continuous Coverage for Young Children
Beginning in 2026, children who are enrolled in Medicaid or CHP+ will not have to reapply for coverage between the ages of 0 and 3, preventing disruptive gaps in care during the most critical years for child development beginning.
