Latest California Healthline Stories
Exchange Swamped, Bends the Rules
Faced with a deluge of Californians trying to sign up for health insurance on the last day before penalties begin, Covered California officials bent the deadline rules to help people slip in under the wire.
Poll: Interest Running High in Exchange
Covered California is in for a wave of enrollees in the next few days, according to a poll from the Public Policy Institute of California that says three-quarters of the state’s uninsured plan to get insurance by March 31.
Exchange Expects a Big Final Week, Allows April Completion of Paperwork
Covered California won’t extend its application deadline of March 31, but it will let anyone who has started the enrollment process to finish applications by April 15.
The Undecided: A Closer Look at the Decision To Enroll
Health insurance holdouts are making it hard for the Obama administration to reach its enrollment goals for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges. What factors are driving the uninsured’s decision-making process?
Covered California Tops One Million, Now Sets Sights on Doubling Base Estimate
After hitting the million mark, Covered California officials are now setting their sights on doubling the base estimate of enrollees for its first six months.
The Whys, Whats, and Hows of Convincing Specific Populations To Enroll in Exchanges
Enrollment advocates nationwide are pushing for people to sign up for coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges. Those who focus on specific populations — such as Latinos or young adults — face unique challenges and claim success in some non-traditional ways.
1.5M Young Adults Must Still Sign Up for ACA To Hit Projections. Don’t Count on It.
While the pace of sign-ups by young adults nudged up in January, enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces is still well off expectations. Experts acknowledge it’s a concern, but not a crisis — yet.
San Diego’s Covered California Enrollment Ahead of Projections
San Diego is exceeding expectations in Covered California sign-ups. So far the region has reached 105% of its enrollment projection for the new health insurance exchange.
Grassroots Campaigns Hope To Increase Latino Enrollment in Exchange
Lizelda Lopez from Covered California, Tracy Ream from Neighborhood Healthcare in Escondido, Gregory Talavera from San Diego State University’s Graduate School of Public Health and California Sen. Norma Torres spoke with California Healthline about the reasons for low exchange enrollment and possible ways to increase Latino participation.
Latino Issues at Exchange Prompt Bill Proposing Change in Board Composition
A bill introduced in the state Senate yesterday aims to alter the makeup of the Covered California board of directors and proposes other changes to widen the scope of board expertise.