Deadline Rushes Closer For Consumers To Sign Up For Health Plans Through Covered California
The deadline is Tuesday for consumers to get coverage for this year starting Feb. 1.
Los Angeles Times:
Tuesday Is The Last Day To Sign Up For Covered California Health Plan Program
Officials from state health exchange Covered California are ramping up efforts to enroll people in health coverage as the deadline to sign up looms. Tuesday is the last day to enroll in a health plan in California, two weeks earlier than the end-of-the-January deadline set in previous years. People who sign up for plans now will begin their coverage Feb. 1. (Karlamangla, 1/14)
Orange County Register:
Deadline To Enroll For Health Care Coverage In California Is Jan. 15
Lee said the number of people buying insurance through Covered California has dropped, with enrollment down about 10 percent from last year, largely because Congress did away with the individual mandate requiring everyone to purchase health insurance or pay a tax penalty. “A vast majority of people are still signing up,” Lee said. “On the margin, some healthy people are thinking about rolling the dice and seeing what happens.” (Bharath, 1/11)
Ventura County Star:
Covered California Deadline Comes Early
Covered California officials say about 29,000 uninsured people in a metropolitan area including Oxnard, Thousand Oaks and Ventura are eligible for coverage. As of September, nearly 36,000 Ventura County residents were already enrolled in the program. (1/11)