New enrollments in Covered California plunged by almost 24 percent for the current year, a fall that had been both feared and expected. "The federal removal of the individual mandate penalty appears to have had a substantial impact on the number of new consumers signing up for coverage," Covered California chief Peter Lee said. Nonetheless, the state Obamacare operation finished its open enrollment for 2019 with 1.5 million plan ... (More)
Covered Calif. extends enrollment
December 17, 2018 Leave a Comment
Covered California has extended its enrollment deadline for health insurance that begins Jan. 1. The deadline had been Dec. 15, but the state's Affordable Care Act operation pushed it until Friday, Dec. 21. It cited a U.S. District Court ruling that Obamacare was unconstitutional. The move came after "a surge of interest in enrollment and to ensure consumers have ample time to enroll amid news reports of a legal ruling on the ... (More)
Open enrollment through Jan. 15
October 15, 2018 Leave a Comment
Open enrollment for Covered California health insurance is under way. The key "sign on" period runs from Oct. 15 through Jan. 15. That's two weeks fewer than before, although the state Obamacare operation often finds a reason to extend the deadline a bit. (But don't count on it.) Covered California, as usual, urges consumers of its private health insurance to shop around and see if lower premiums could result. The average premium ... (More)
State uninsured rate at 7.2% low
September 12, 2018 Leave a Comment
California’s uninsured rate for health insurance fell to a record low of 7.2 percent during 2017. That's a decline of 10 percentage points from the pre-Affordable Care Act rate of 17.2 percent, according to numbers out Sept. 12 from the U.S. Census Bureau. California reported the largest decrease of any state over that time period. The report showed that 3.7 million Californians gained health insurance coverage since 2013. Covered ... (More)
Calif. premium projection: Up 11%
May 30, 2018 Leave a Comment
Premiums in the individual marketplace will jump 11 percent in 2019, Covered California predicts. The increase comes as enrollment in the state Affordable Care Act marketplace is expected to fall as much as 12 percent. The projected premiums are in line with the "significant" increases of up to 35 percent that Covered California warned were coming over the next three-year period. This past year, Covered California premiums were up ... (More)
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