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News release: Colorado - Denver/BoulderDecember 13, 2000 For more information, call: New partnership provides health care coverage for families in transitional housing State Treasurer Coffman salutes effort to meet critical need Denver, CO – The last thing people in transitional housing can afford is health care coverage. Today, Kaiser Permanente and its partner agencies joined State Treasurer Mike Coffman to announce a plan that gives health care coverage to those in transitional housing. Treasurer Coffman heard repeatedly during his welfare reform tour that one of the toughest obstacles in working your way off welfare is the lack of opportunities to secure health care. He says, "The nonprofit Connections Program is a step in the right direction to bridge a critical gap for some of these individuals and their families." Connections for Health helps those in transitional housing connect with the high-quality care provided by Kaiser Permanente. In teaming up with Volunteers of America, Human Services Inc., and Family Tree, Inc., Kaiser Permanente offers health care coverage to individuals and families who use these service agencies. The program is designed to allow up to 24 months of coverage. Free preventive and educational services are important components of the health care plan. The program is funded through Kaiser Permanente's charitable service program. Tanja Bigelow recently signed up to receive Kaiser Permanente health care through Connections. The 31-year-old mother says having this coverage means "I can have care when I need it. I won't have to worry about drowning in medical bills." Kaiser Permanente is Colorado's oldest and largest nonprofit group-practice health maintenance organization, caring for more than 367,000 members in the six-county Denver/Boulder/Longmont metropolitan area and Colorado Springs.
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