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)
State: Insurers misled consumers
November 20, 2014 Leave a Comment
State regulators say Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California provided "untrue" or "misleading" information about physicians connected with their health care policies sold via Covered California. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield account for more than half of the business done on the state Obamacare health-care exchange. Both of the insurance giants responded that there were problems with the state's methodology, but admitted ... (More)
Covered Cal aims for 1.7 million
November 16, 2014 Leave a Comment
The state Obamacare operation says it's ready to sign up another 500,000 Californians in the enrollment period that began Nov. 15. That would bring total enrollment to 1.7 million state residents. "There still is a lot of work to do, because an estimated 3.2 million people still are uninsured in California," Covered California chief Peter Lee said as open enrollment began for the 2015 coverage year. The enrollment period -- the ... (More)
Lee rolls out Obamacare bus tour
November 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
Covered California chief Peter Lee and associates are hitting the road to promote the coming open-enrollment season, which begins Nov. 15. Lee is undertaking a nine day bus tour that'll hit 21 cities in California -- including the big three of Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. The big show appears to be in front of Los Angeles' city hall on Nov. 14. As with other stops, Lee and company will be joined by "community partners ... (More)
Californians: Cover illegal aliens
October 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
A majority of the state's voters support extending current health insurance programs to all low-income Californians, including undocumented immigrants, according to a new statewide poll. The poll was commissioned by The California Endowment, a foundation that has been actively working to expand health insurance access to all people, regardless of immigration status. The Affordable Care Act expressly bars undocumented immigrants from ... (More)
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