The state Senate has approved a plan that would give illegal immigrants the ability to buy health insurance via Covered California. The plan, from state Sen. Ricardo Lara, left, was scaled back to require Medi-Cal benefits for those qualified under the age of 19. Undocumented adults' participation in Medi-Cal would be permitted only if state funding exists, via capped enrollments. The Covered California plan requires a federal ... (More)
Health-care ratings up among poor
February 13, 2015 Leave a Comment
More than half of low-income Californians say their health care is "excellent" or "very good," according to a new survey. Satisfaction increased significantly in recent years in continuity of care, wait times, availability of appointments, courtesy and cleanliness, according to the Blue Shield of California Foundation, which compared its recent results with those from 2011. Thirty-one percent of patients now rate their care as ... (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)
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)
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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