About 12.2 million U.S. consumers signed up for health insurance via the Affordable Care Act during the open enrollment period for 2017, the federal government said. The figure includes those who were automatically re-enrolled, as well as about a third who were new to the Obamacare marketplaces. The government's Obamacre figures for 2017 include the 39 states that use the HealthCare.gov platform, as well as the dozen state-based ... (More)
Jones cites ‘recipe for disaster’
March 9, 2017 Leave a Comment
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is on the warpath over Republicans' plan to dismantle the Obamacare system. "We'll have a market skewed towards those who are sick," Jones said at a March 8 news conference. "That is a recipe for disaster for the health insurance market." Jones, left, who has regulatory oversight over health-insurance plans sold in the state, is running for attorney general in the 2018 ... (More)
California enrollment slips 3%
February 7, 2017 1 Comment
With the future of Obamacare looking bleak, Covered California saw enrollment drop 3 percent compared with last year. The state Obamacare operation said 412,105 new consumers signed up for health coverage. About 425,000 signed up during open enrollment the previous year. Covered California chief Peter Lee, left, said the health-care signups "met our projections" and were "driven by the nearly 50,000 consumers who signed up for ... (More)
4-day Covered Cal extension
January 31, 2017 Leave a Comment
Covered California is once again giving consumers a bit of a break on the enrollment deadline for health coverage. In what has become an annual tradition, the final deadline for enrollment has been extended by four days -- for those who at least begin the process. "Experience tells us that people wait until the last day to sign up for health insurance, and we do not want to leave anyone behind," says Peter Lee, who heads the state ... (More)
Covered Cal: Enrollments steady
January 26, 2017 Leave a Comment
The threatened destruction of Obamacare hasn't kept consumers from signing up for health care via Covered California. As of Jan. 23, 322,014 people have newly enrolled in a health plan via the state Obamacare operation since Nov. 1, keeping pace with the enrollment posted a year ago. "While people are worried, the uncertainty is not preventing them from enrolling or renewing in coverage for 2017," Covered California chief Peter ... (More)
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