{"id":267,"date":"2020-01-31T23:50:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T23:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charitablehealth.kaiserpermanente.org\/northern-california\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:08:57","slug":"community-health-care-program-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charitablehealth.kaiserpermanente.org\/california\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Health Coverage Program Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row center_row=&#8221;yes&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;no_bg&#8221; bg_grad=&#8221;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #FBFBFB), color-stop(50%, #E3E3E3), color-stop(100%, #C2C2C2));background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);background: -o-linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);background: linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; parallax_sense=&#8221;30&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left-animation&#8221; animation_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_content_sense=&#8221;30&#8243; fadeout_start_effect=&#8221;30&#8243; overlay_pattern_opacity=&#8221;80&#8243; seperator_type=&#8221;none_seperator&#8221; seperator_position=&#8221;top_seperator&#8221; seperator_shape_size=&#8221;40&#8243; seperator_svg_height=&#8221;60&#8243; seperator_shape_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; seperator_shape_border=&#8221;none&#8221; seperator_shape_border_width=&#8221;1&#8243; icon_type=&#8221;no_icon&#8221; icon_size=&#8221;32&#8243; icon_style=&#8221;none&#8221; icon_color_border=&#8221;#333333&#8243; icon_border_size=&#8221;1&#8243; icon_border_radius=&#8221;500&#8243; icon_border_spacing=&#8221;50&#8243; img_width=&#8221;48&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1729103301397{background-image: url(https:\/\/charitablehealth.kaiserpermanente.org\/california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/img_family_on_couch_hugging_smiling.jpg?id=450) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home-widephoto&#8221; min_height=&#8221;310px&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row center_row=&#8221;yes&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;no_bg&#8221; bg_grad=&#8221;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #FBFBFB), color-stop(50%, #E3E3E3), color-stop(100%, #C2C2C2));background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);background: -o-linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);background: linear-gradient(top,#FBFBFB 0%,#E3E3E3 50%,#C2C2C2 100%);&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_image_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; parallax_sense=&#8221;30&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left-animation&#8221; animation_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_content_sense=&#8221;30&#8243; fadeout_start_effect=&#8221;30&#8243; overlay_pattern_opacity=&#8221;80&#8243; seperator_type=&#8221;none_seperator&#8221; seperator_position=&#8221;top_seperator&#8221; seperator_shape_size=&#8221;40&#8243; seperator_svg_height=&#8221;60&#8243; seperator_shape_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; seperator_shape_border=&#8221;none&#8221; seperator_shape_border_width=&#8221;1&#8243; icon_type=&#8221;no_icon&#8221; icon_size=&#8221;32&#8243; icon_style=&#8221;none&#8221; icon_color_border=&#8221;#333333&#8243; icon_border_size=&#8221;1&#8243; icon_border_radius=&#8221;500&#8243; icon_border_spacing=&#8221;50&#8243; img_width=&#8221;48&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1473807092162{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home-first&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;first-block&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Important Update: The California Community Health Coverage Program has met program capacity and is no longer accepting applications for the 2026 enrollment period. 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