President Obama trumpeted California's leading role in enactment of the Affordable Care Act -- the sweeping health reform widely known as Obamacare. "This is working the way it's supposed to," Obama said in a Northern California speech. The president dismissed "a bunch of political talk out there" as "fear-mongering," instead urging Americans to look at what's happening in states like California right now." California's lineup ... (More)
Survey: Uninsured still uncertain
June 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
Two-thirds of uninsured Americans aren't sure if they'll buy insurance via the new marketplaces established under the Affordable Care Act, a new poll indicates. Only 19 percent of those polled said they planned to buy coverage by the Jan. 1, 2014, deadline, pollsters found. And 10 percent said they would remain uninsured and pay the Obamacare penalty required in 2014 by federal law. The survey, conducted for InsuranceQuotes.com, ... (More)
Covered California previews plans
May 24, 2013 1 Comment
The California health insurance exchange unveiled a preview of its plans, with key insurers including Blue Shield, Anthem, Health Net and Kaiser Permanente. In all, 13 health plans will be offered to individual policy buyers when the health insurance marketplace opens for business Oct. 1. Covered California is among the first of the Affordable Care Act exchanges to go public with its proposed offerings, releasing the plan May ... (More)
Study: Individual claim costs to soar
March 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
Medical insurance claims for individual policies in California will cost insurers 62 percent more by 2017, a risk-management group predicts. The figure is near the top of cost increases seen for each state under the Affordable Care Act. The costs do not necessarily mean premiums would increase by that amount because numerous other factors come into play, the Society of Actuaries said in its report of March 26. Still, claims costs ... (More)
Californians back health reform
March 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
Support for the Obamacare health care reforms remains solid in California, a non-partisan survey finds. 55 percent of Californians surveyed backed the changes being made to the health care system under the Affordable Care Act. Opposed were 37 percent. Predictably, the support clustered along party lines. Three-quarters of Democrats were in favor (76 percent) while more than three-quarters of Republicans opposed the ... (More)
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