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Covering Kids and Families Conference Materials

Materials from March 12, 2009



Nearly 300 people attended Voices' Covering Kids and Families conference on March 12. J. Ruth Kennedy, the Director of the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP), was the keynote speaker. Materials from the conference are available in the top right corner of this page.

Keynote Speaker:


J. Ruth Kennedy

Ruth Kennedy is the Director of the Louisiana Children’s
Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP) and the Director of the Louisiana’s LaCHIP/Medicaid Eligibility Division. Her responsibilities
include all aspects of Medicaid and SCHIP eligibility & enrollment. She has played an integral role in the development and implementation of the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals nationally recognized retention, outreach, simplification and organization change efforts to increase enrollment in public health coverage programs. She has been named “A Voice for Louisiana’s Children”by Agenda for Children.

Thanks to all our sponsors


An enormous thanks is given to all of our generous sponsors for their support of this conference.

Alliance of Child Caring Service Providers
AMERIGROUP Community Care
Beech Brook
Berea Children's Home & Family Services
Buckeye Community Health Plan
CareSource
Centene Management Company
Center for Community Solutions
Center for Families and Children
Council of Agency Directors
MedImmune
Molina Healthcare of Ohio
Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks
Ohio Children's Foundation
Ohio Children's Hospital Association
Ohio Hospital Association
Positive Education Program
Raymond John Wean Foundation
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton
The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers
Unison Health Plan of Ohio