Covered California found itself backtracking after initial reports that its web site surpassed 5 million visitors Oct. 1, the first day of operation. The actual figure was about 514,000 unique visitors, it turns out. There were about 5 million page views, apparently. Regardless, the online Covered California enrollment section was taken down for tweaking at least twice in the first few days of operation. The rest of the web site ... (More)
Web site sags on opening day
October 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
California's health exchange web site struggled with the flood of insurance shoppers on day 1, with the enrollment section being taken down overnight for maintenance. "To ensure that consumers will have a good experience going forward, we will take down the enrollment section on our website from 9 p.m. PDT until early tomorrow," Covered California posted on its social media outlets Tuesday evening, Oct. 1. The maintenance ... (More)
Covered California opens its doors
October 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
Covered California is up and running. For the most part. "Our phone lines are humming, our web site is live, and we stand with thousands of Californians across the state as we kick off our effort to help educate and enroll millions of currently uninsured Californians," health exchange CEO Peter Lee said on opening day, Oct. 1. Lee isn't expecting a flood of sign-ups the first week -- in fact, he joked with reporters that only two ... (More)
Covered Cal goal: 700,000 signups
September 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
California's health insurance exchange forecasts as many as 700,000 individuals will sign up for coverage and subsidies in its first six-month enrollment period. "Those are big numbers; those are big goals," Covered California executive director Peter Lee told the organization's board. But, "Our goal is to blow the roof through these estimates." Board chairwoman Diana Dooley said she was cautiously optimistic about the beginning ... (More)
Covered California: Good for Oct. 1
September 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
With the Oct. 1 opening looming, Covered California officials were out in force assuring the public that the health insurance exchange was on schedule and ready to begin taking orders. The head of the Obamacare operation in California said his group was "planning for all systems go Oct. 1," including the online enrollment feature. Reports surfaced in recent weeks that the web site might not be functional for enrollments on day 1. ... (More)
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