Voice of San Diego
When Norma Navarro takes her kids to the doctor, she knows what to expect. It’s not the cost of treatment that gets to her — although that weighs on her, too. The thing she dreads is having to explain to her little boy and little girl why they don’t get the same treatment. Angel, 7, receives coverage through the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Navarro's daughter, Aneth, 10, only gets coverage once a year through the state’s Children’s Health Development Program, and then for just one month after her checkup. After that, the family has to scrape together the money to get her help, or forgo it.
