Tag: Obamacare

  • 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…

  • Second Opinion: Which Mental Health Services Have to Be Covered Now?

    Sandra D’Alonzo will graduate from the University of Southern California next year. When she gains her master’s degree in social work, however, she’ll lose her school-based health insurance. She’s planning to find a new plan on Covered California and wants to know which mental health services she’ll have access to. | Video Credit: Brian Myers,…

  • Second Opinion: Do Student Health Center Fees Satisfy the Individual Mandate?

    Graduate student Laura Rengstorf can get most of her health needs taken care of on campus for a small fee. Does that count as health coverage under the Affordable Care Act?| 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…

  • Covered California Running Relatively Smoothly Compared To HealthCare.gov

    By Kenny Goldberg California’s online health insurance exchange celebrates its one-month anniversary on Friday. So far, Covered California is faring much better than its federal counterpart. The Covered California website had some glitches in its first few days of operation. But things have been running fairly smoothly since then. Officials say they’ve had more than…