Category: Health

  • Second Opinion: Will Obamacare Streamline Care for Disabled People?

    Christina Mitchell is a graduate student at the University of San Diego. She’s working with families who care for disabled dependents to document the challenges of coordinating care for their loved ones through a tangled web of doctors, insurance providers and community resources. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan…

  • Second Opinion: Will Obamacare Help If My Work Benefits Cost Too Much?

    Doug Blackwood and his wife have a great deal on a rental in Ocean Beach. But their rent is going up in January. The couple hopes to qualify for an Obamacare subsidy that might keep their budget in check. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks Second Opinion is…

  • Latino Enrollment Lagging On Covered California

    By Kenny Goldberg Nearly 80,000 people have signed up for health insurance on Covered California since Oct. 1, but Latino enrollment at the online health exchange has been dismal. Latinos make up nearly half of California’s 7 million uninsured population. Under Obamacare, many of them are eligible for federal subsidies, or Medi-Cal, which doesn’t charge…

  • Second Opinion: What Does Obamacare Mean for My Paycheck?

    Jeff Schoellerman, a San Diego neuroscientist, is curious if the Affordable Care Act will eventually have an effect on what we pay toward Medicare and disability out of our paychecks. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego. By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San…

  • San Diego Obamacare Enrollment Rate Exceeds State

    By Susan Murphy Nearly 60,000 Californians have enrolled in Covered California, the state’s health care exchange, and 370,000 more have begun the application process. San Diegans are enrolling at a faster rate than the rest of the state, making up nearly 10 percent of enrollees, said Covered California executive director Peter Lee, who was in…