Obamacare web crashes continue to make national news, but Covered California seems to be reliably online and in business. More than 600,000 unique visits were logged on its web site the week ending Oct. 12, the second week of operation for the state health insurance exchange. That adds up to more than 1.5 million unique visitors since the Oct. 1 launch of the Obamacare outpost. That's a healthy number, but far short of the ... (More)
Health centers funded for sign-ups
July 11, 2013 1 Comment
California community health centers are eligible for almost $22 million in federal funding to help them sign up the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act. The 125 health clinics that provide primary care at about 1,200 sites could collectively hire more than 400 workers to sign up people needing insurance via the state exchange, Covered California. Of the 3,261,720 patients seen at the centers in 2012, 42 percent were uninsured, ... (More)
Pre-existing program vote delayed
April 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
Facing a veto threat from the White House, House Republicans have backed off on a plan to reinstate enrollments in a program providing health insurance for people with pre-existing conditions. The plan to divert Affordable Care Act funds to the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) was scheduled for an April 24 vote, but GOP leaders delayed it indefinitely. The White House said programs under the Prevention and Public ... (More)
Small-business plans limited for ’14
April 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
States and insurers have the option to scale back on health insurance plans for small business until 2015, the government said. The Affordable Care Act envisions a separate health insurance marketplace for small business, with employees having a choice of plans from different insurers. Instead, the states now can offer one plan in 2014, with the multiple coverage plans not going on the block until 2015. California, however, ... (More)
24 states OK’d for health marketplaces
March 8, 2013 Leave a Comment
Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have been cleared to establish Health Insurance Marketplaces under the sweeping Affordable Care Act. Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire and West Virginia are the latest states to get the green light to run State Partnership Marketplaces, the federal Health and Human Services department said. The exchanges will be open for business come Oct. 1. Under the health-insurance reform law, states ... (More)
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