The Legislature-approved plan to set up a vision-care service connected to Covered California suffered a veto by Gov. Jerry Brown. The governor said in his veto message that the vision-care law would lead to an unnecessary "new state bureaucracy" that would "divert Covered California's focus with a new scheme." The plan under AB 1877 was to set up an independent web site for vision-care-insurance sales to consumers. Under AB ... (More)
Eligibility questions need answers
September 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
Almost 100,000 California families face loss of Obamacare coverage because of eligibility "inconsistencies," state officials say. The deadline is the end of the month. Covered California said it's reaching out "with a a multitouch, multichannel outreach approach to notify individuals who risk losing coverage," the state Obamacare operation's chief, Peter Lee, said in early September. The eligibility questions almost all concern ... (More)
Dental plans set by Covered Calif.
August 21, 2014 Leave a Comment
California's Obamacare operation is offering new "family" dental plans to its 2015 offerings, in addition to the previously announced pediatric dental expansion. The dental plans that offer care to adults are stand-alone and come with no financial assistance. Covered California said the idea was "to offer affordable dental coverage to adults that was not available in 2014." The family dental plans sold by Covered California are ... (More)
Voter support for Obamacare rises
August 19, 2014 Leave a Comment
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)
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