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)
Covered Cal signs up 217,000
January 13, 2015 Leave a Comment
California's Obamacare operation says 217,146 consumers have signed up for new coverage in the 2015 health insurance campaign. "More than 1,099,200 people sought coverage and were determined eligible for private health insurance and eligible or likely eligible for Medi-Cal from the start of open enrollment on Nov. 15 through Jan. 11," Covered California said in breaking down the numbers Jan. 13. There were 466,778 enrollments into ... (More)
6 more days for health coverage
December 16, 2014 Leave a Comment
Anyone who made an effort to sign up for health insurance via Covered California gets an early holiday present -- another week to sign up for policies that begin Jan. 1. The state Obamacare operation announced that consumers who had begun the application process or made "good faith effort" would be eligible for the extension until Dec. 21. "We are providing this window to get people across the finish line," Covered California ... (More)
Covered Cal signs up 49,000
December 10, 2014 1 Comment
Almost 49,000 people signed up for coverage via Covered California in the first three weeks of open enrollment for 2015, the state Obamacare operation said. "More than 290,000 new consumers submitted applications and were determined eligible for private health insurance or Medi-Cal," Covered California said in announcing the numbers covering Nov. 15 through Dec. 3. Consumers have until Dec. 15 to sign up for private insurance that ... (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)
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