Alameda County OKs $8.3M To Hire More Workers To Help Residents Navigate ACA Coverage Options
On Tuesday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved $8.3 million in funding to hire 185 individuals to help enroll nearly 55,000 newly eligible low-income residents in health coverage through the Affordable Care Act. Most of the new hires will work as "eligibility technicians" for Alameda County Social Services, helping residents determine if they are eligible for no-cost health care, food stamps and welfare-to-work benefits.
- "Alameda County Will Hire More Workers To Handle the Influx of Calls for the New Health Care Law" (O'Brien, Contra Costa Times, 10/8).