Tag: ACA

  • State Officials Pledge to Reduce Medi-Cal Backlog

    By Kenny Goldberg California officials have laid out their plans to cut a backlog of Medi-Cal applications in a letter to the federal government. Officials say they’re concentrating on fixing computer problems that have hindered the efforts of county eligibility workers to communicate with the state’s new healthcare enrollment system. Medi-Cal applications are supposed to…

  • Covered California Drops Ball With Non-English Speakers, Report Says

    By Kenny Goldberg The report from the non-profit Greenlining Institute says Covered California deserves praise for enrolling 1.4 million people in new health coverage. But the Institute’s Jordan Medina said the exchange’s website was primarily designed for people who speak English or Spanish. “The other 11 most common spoken languages in the state never had…

  • Community Clinics Push Covered California Enrollment as Deadline Approaches

    By Kenny Goldberg Community clinics have taken a major role in signing people up for Covered California. Over the next two weeks, San Diego clinics and nonprofits will be increasing the hours of their enrollment counselors. They’ll also hold enrollment events. One will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the East African…

  • Covered California Enrollment Deadline Approaching

    By Megan Burks Listen to Covered California spokewoman Lizelda Lopez take questions on KPBS Midday Edition The deadline to sign up for health insurance through the state’s health insurance exchange, Covered California, is March 31. Americans can sign up through a private insurance broker or health plan after that date, but cannot access government subsidies…

  • San Diego Exceeds Covered California Enrollment Goals

    By Dwane Brown More people in San Diego have signed up for the state healthcare exchange than was projected for the county. Covered California is in the final stretch of the enrollment period, with a goal to sign up 2 million people statewide before March 31, the deadline to guarantee coverage this year. It’s estimated…