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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-065 <br />A RESOLUTION OF BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MEDIKIDS AS AN <br />ALTERNATIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN TO COVER <br />THOSE COUNTIES LACKING A HEALTHY KIDS PLAN <br />B WHEREAS, Indian River County's residents reported that a lack of health insurance for children was one of <br />the ten top priorities for our county's families; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County has an existing infrastnu:due of Medicaid primary care providers, but is <br />lacking a crucial component — a Florida Healthy Kids Plan, and 4,339 out of a total of 8,468 children cannot obtain <br />needed insurance coverage in our county. According to legislation (F.S. 409.810-409.820), these children can only be <br />covered under the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation; and <br />WHEREAS, after two years of waiting and despite well-meaning assurances from the Healthy Kids <br />Corporation, Indian River County remains without a program to insure hundreds of our needy children, and <br />WHEREAS, if the children of our county were allowed to use the MediKids Program as a default health <br />insurance plan, using the existing infrastructure, those children could use this system of providers. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY that it is in hill support of allowing MediKids to serve as a default health insurance plan to cover <br />those counties that do not have Healthy Kids plans. When Healthy Kids plans are developed, those eligible children <br />will be transferred into the Healthy Kids plan or, if the parent requests, remain with MediKids. <br />The Resolution was moved by Commissioner Macht and seconded by Commissioner Q= and upon being <br />put to a vote, the vote was as follows: <br />Chairman Fran B. Adams An <br />Vice Chairman Carolyn D. Ginn An <br />Commissioner Ruth Stanbridge Byg <br />Commissioner Kenneth R. Macht An <br />Commissioner John W. Tippin &u <br />The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 6- day of June, 2000. <br />Attest: Jeffrey K. Barton, Clerk <br />JUNE 69 2000 <br />L- <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />tip 4s say�- <br />Fran B. Adams, Chairman <br />—81- <br />EOOK W PAGE e <br />