Friday, March 2, 2012

Social Interest Solutions Introduces New Web-based Application for Low Income Families

Social Interest Solutions (SIS) announced that the State ofCalifornia Healthy Families program has successfully deployed Health-e-App Public Access, the new online version of Health-e-App, aneligibility system developed by Social Interest Solutions.

Health-e-App, built by Social Interest Solutions, is a fullyautomated Web-based application in the United States for enrollinglow-income children and pregnant women in public health insuranceprograms. Now, with the newly launched Health-e-App Public Access,applicants can apply online from any computer with access to theInternet.

"Using Health-e-App and now Health-e-App Public Access to applyfor Healthy Families Program (HFP) and/or Medi-Cal for Children hasmany advantages over the traditional paper application process,"said Bobbie Wilbur, co-director at Social Interest Solutions."Health-e-App offers a faster, more secure, consumer-friendly way toapply for public health coverage and provides better qualityapplication data and a more streamlined enrollment process. Now,with Health-e-App Public Access individuals can research, identifyand secure available coverage from their home or any Internetconnection."

Since the launch of Health-e-App Public Access more than 16,000applications have been submitted - almost half of which werecompleted by families submitting applications on their own throughthe public access channel.

The Health-e-App online application is now available in bothEnglish and Spanish at healtheapp.net.

The development of Health-e-App Public Access was supported bygrants from the California HealthCare Foundation and The CaliforniaEndowment and matching funds from the State of California.

Social Interest Solutions (SIS) is a nonprofit organizationdedicated to leveraging technology to improve consumers' access topublic and private health and social services.

More Information:

www.socialinterest.org

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