Consumers who take some steps to obtain health insurance via Covered California will see a short extension of the open enrollment period, officials said. The regular end of enrollment is Feb. 15. "We will help people get across the finish line in the days following the deadline, but you must take steps to begin the process by the 15th by starting an application or making an appointment," Covered California chief Peter Lee ... (More)
Health-care ratings up among poor
February 13, 2015 Leave a Comment
More than half of low-income Californians say their health care is "excellent" or "very good," according to a new survey. Satisfaction increased significantly in recent years in continuity of care, wait times, availability of appointments, courtesy and cleanliness, according to the Blue Shield of California Foundation, which compared its recent results with those from 2011. Thirty-one percent of patients now rate their care as ... (More)
Poll: Obamacare stumps uninsured
January 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Despite saturation media coverage of the Affordable Care Act, many uninsured Americans remain clueless about Obamacare offerings, a new poll suggests. "Over half (52 percent) of uninsured Americans are not at all or not very informed about the ACA, and nearly four in 10 (38 percent) have not heard about the new health insurance exchanges," according to an analysis by the Transamerica Center for Health Studies. The Harris Poll ... (More)
Immigrant health-care bill refiled
December 4, 2014 Leave a Comment
A California state senator has filed a reprise of his "Health for All" legislation that would extend Obamacare to all low-income Californians, including undocumented immigrants. Sen. Ricardo Lara, left, hopes to override provisions of the Affordable Care Act that exclude illegal aliens from from health insurance subsidies. The exclusions were specified as part of the political warring over health care reform. A majority of the ... (More)
Covered Cal approval dips in survey
December 2, 2014 Leave a Comment
A slim majority of Californians continue to say Obamacare is working in the state, although support appears to be slipping at the end of subsidized insurance's first year. The Public Policy Institute of California survey reports that 46 percent had a generally favorable view of the health-care reform law, while 43 percent had a generally unfavorable one. Covered California, the generally well regarded Obamacare operation, drew ... (More)
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