Half of Uninsured Californians Who Are Eligible for Coverage Under the ACA Are Employed, Officials Say

On Wednesday, a Covered California official told lawmakers that about 50% of uninsured individuals who are eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act are employed. Kirk Whelan, director of the individual and small business sales division at Covered California, said that the exchange's Small Employer Health Options Program plans to target those individuals and bolster enrollment through the exchange this fall.

• "Half of Remaining Uninsured Are Workers; Look for Small-Biz Push" (Robertson, Sacramento Business Journal, 5/7).