Open Enrollment Period Kicks Off
Officials expect about 400,000 Californians to enroll.
Capital Public Radio:
Covered California Open Enrollment Begins Today
An estimated 400,000 Californians are expected to newly enroll in the state's health insurance exchange, Covered California. Those enrolling for the first time or looking to change their current insurance coverage, will have 11 insurers to choose from, including, Health Net, Anthem Blue Cross, and Kaiser Permanente. Over the summer, Covered California unveiled a rate hike of 13.2 percent for 2017. (Johnson, 11/1)
Ventura County Star:
Covered California Prices, Subsidies Rise
Open enrollment in Covered California began Tuesday, and premiums are expected to rise an average of nearly 16 percent in Ventura. But subsidies paid by the federal government are climbing, too. Age and income are wild cards that affect prices. The twisted math could bring a roller-coaster ride of numbers for many of the 67,000 people in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties covered through the health insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. (Kisken, 11/1)
Sacramento Bee:
Next Test For Covered California
California has been an enthusiastic adopter of President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, but that hasn’t inoculated the state from growing pains. While many Republican-led states resisted creating insurance marketplaces, legislators here moved swiftly to launch Covered California. More than 2.8 million Californians have gotten coverage via the exchange since it opened in 2014 and about 1.4 million are actively enrolled. (White, 11/1)