The Affordable Care Act is registering historic levels of voter support in California, thanks in large part to the state's successful rollout of its insurance marketplace. Two out of three California voters said they thought the state was successful in implementing Obamacare, according to the latest Field Poll. Overall support for the Affordable Care Act is up strongly from last year, with 56 percent of those polled supporting the ... (More)
Calif. premium hikes at 4 percent
August 2, 2014 Leave a Comment
Fears of big increases in Obamacare premiums in California apparently were unfounded, as hikes for 2015 appear to be just over 4 percent. Covered California, the state Obamacare operation, said; "The vast majority of Covered California consumers will see low increases in their health insurance premiums" for the year, with some seeing slight increases or even decreases in monthly costs. The statewide weighted average was put at 4.2 ... (More)
10 insurers for Covered Cal 2015
August 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
Covered California has unveiled the 10 health care insurance companies that will participate in the state's Obamacare individual marketplace in 2015. All of the companies provided Covered California policies in 2014, the first year of the state healthcare exchange's operation. The 2015 Covered California companies are: Anthem Blue Cross of California Blue Shield of California Health Net Kaiser Permanente Chinese Community ... (More)
Obamacare ruling no threat in Calif.
July 23, 2014 1 Comment
Consumers receiving health insurance subsidies via Covered California have little to worry about from the highly publicized court ruling that provides the latest threat to the Affordable Care Act, state officials say. Two U.S. courts of appeal issued Obamacare rulings this week, one maintaining that the federal government cannot provide health insurance subsidies in states that failed to set up their own insurance ... (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)
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