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Exchange Applications Hit Million Mark
More than one million Californians have applied for coverage through Covered California in the first three months of the new health insurance exchange. About 400,000 completed the process and were enrolled by Dec. 22.
Critical Times for State Health Exchange
Covered California officials expect a surge of sign-ups as deadlines rapidly approach for the state’s new health insurance exchange.
Exchange Sign-Ups Increasing Dramatically
Covered California officials report a spike of 50,000 enrollees in a single week of December, far exceeding the pace of sign-ups in the first two months.
Narrow Networks in Covered California Plans Causing Confusion in San Diego
Insurers selling health plans through Covered California are limiting access to providers to hold down the cost of premiums. In San Diego, networks are in flux, leaving both consumers and doctors confused about who is participating in which networks.
What Would Success Look Like for Exchange’s Small Business Program?
State health officials have started a new push to get small-business owners to seek health coverage through Covered California — a very different kind of program than the individual-market effort.
Majority of Uninsured Plan To Get Coverage by 2014, New Poll Suggests
A new poll suggests most Californians know about Covered California, the state’s new health benefit exchange, and a majority of the uninsured say they’re planning to be covered by 2014.
Early data suggest that customers are using the new health insurance exchange to pick plans from large, familiar companies like Anthem and Kaiser, even if plans from smaller companies are comparable in price.
California Small Business Exchange Up & Running, Unlike Delayed Federal Exchange
Covered California’s small business insurance program is fully up to speed, exchange officials said yesterday, in contrast to delays occurring in the national online enrollment site.
Medi-Cal a Hidden Enrollment Success
When Covered California opened its enrollment season on Oct. 1, it opened a big door to signing up Californians for Medi-Cal coverage. More than 140,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries were enrolled in the first seven weeks.
Exchange Applications, Website, Agents All Hit Higher Marks in Second Month
Three weeks into November, Covered California statistics have jumped, setting up hopes for a big December at the state’s new health insurance exchange.