The state Obamacare operation says it's ready to sign up another 500,000 Californians in the enrollment period that began Nov. 15. That would bring total enrollment to 1.7 million state residents. "There still is a lot of work to do, because an estimated 3.2 million people still are uninsured in California," Covered California chief Peter Lee said as open enrollment began for the 2015 coverage year. The enrollment period -- the ... (More)
Lee rolls out Obamacare bus tour
November 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
Covered California chief Peter Lee and associates are hitting the road to promote the coming open-enrollment season, which begins Nov. 15. Lee is undertaking a nine day bus tour that'll hit 21 cities in California -- including the big three of Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. The big show appears to be in front of Los Angeles' city hall on Nov. 14. As with other stops, Lee and company will be joined by "community partners ... (More)
Eligibility questions need answers
September 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
Almost 100,000 California families face loss of Obamacare coverage because of eligibility "inconsistencies," state officials say. The deadline is the end of the month. Covered California said it's reaching out "with a a multitouch, multichannel outreach approach to notify individuals who risk losing coverage," the state Obamacare operation's chief, Peter Lee, said in early September. The eligibility questions almost all concern ... (More)
Calif. uninsured rate cut in half
July 10, 2014 Leave a Comment
California's uninsured rate for health care was halved in the first year of Obamacare, a private study finds. The uninsured rate was 22 percent prior to open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act in the state, and now stands at 11 percent, the Commonwealth Fund reports. The private health-care advocate group noted that California "expanded eligibility for Medicaid and pursued an aggressive outreach and enrollment campaign over ... (More)
Shorter Obamacare enrollment set
June 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
New shorter enrollment periods have been set for California's Obamacare operation. The 2015 open enrollment period begins Nov. 15 and runs through Feb. 15. That's significantly shorter then the inaugural Affordable Care Act policy signup period in California, which ran Oct. 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014. The revised Covered California enrollment periods bring the state into line with changes at the federal level. For ... (More)
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