Covered California has pulled the plug on its online section for small business, referring would-be customers to paper applications. The online takedown is the second in less than a week, following removal of the state Obamacare operation's physician listings, which were found to have numerous errors. "The SHOP portal was not meeting the needs of agents or small employers and needed improvements," said Covered California chief ... (More)
Covered Cal drops doctor listings
February 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
Covered California has removed its directories of participating physicians and offered to let unhappy consumers switch heath care plans if misled. "While the combined provider directory was a useful service for many consumers, some enrollees located physicians thought to be in their plan, and subsequently discovered they were not," the state Obamacare operation announced late Feb. 6. The Covered California site carries links to ... (More)
Covered Cal video: Simmons-gate
February 3, 2014 Leave a Comment
The six-hour Covered California video show featuring Richard Simmons has emerged as the campaign centerpiece for Ted Gaines, who is running for state insurance commissioner in 2014. Gaines, a state senator, is calling for a state audit of Covered California. The Covered California online video was, he says: a "wasteful, unserious and insulting effort" -- an "ineffective and embarrassing" marketing effort. The Jan. 16 "Tell a ... (More)
California split on state Obamacare
February 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
California's rollout of the Affordable Care Act has been held up as a national success story, but not all state residents are applauding. Just under half of those polled in mid-January (46 percent) said Covered California's online exchange is working well, about the same percentage that supports Obamacare across the board. About 4 in 10 told the Public Policy Institute of California that the health insurance exchange wasn't working ... (More)
Kids dental folded into family plans
January 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
Insurers selling healthcare via the Obamacare organization in California must offer children's dental coverage as of 2015. Pediatric dental coverage currently is offered as a standalone policy via Covered California, at extra charge. As of 2015, it will be embedded in all family healthcare policies, the board decided. Less than a third of children (27 percent) signed up for health insurance via Covered California also are enrolled ... (More)
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