Obamacare web crashes continue to make national news, but Covered California seems to be reliably online and in business. More than 600,000 unique visits were logged on its web site the week ending Oct. 12, the second week of operation for the state health insurance exchange. That adds up to more than 1.5 million unique visitors since the Oct. 1 launch of the Obamacare outpost. That's a healthy number, but far short of the ... (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)
Obamacare support near Ca. highs
September 30, 2013 Leave a Comment
Slightly more than half of Californians remain in favor of the Affordable Care Act, with support near record highs, a statewide survey reports on the eve of the opening of the Covered California health insurance marketplace. About a quarter of state residents say they'll be better off under Obamacare, while a slightly smaller amount say they expect to be doing worse, according to the Public Policy Institute of California survey team. ... (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)
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