Tag: Open Enrollment

  • San Diego Explained: How to Navigate Open Enrollment

    Charter schools, your neighborhood school, others in the district – you’ve got a lot of options for where to send your child within the San Diego Unified School District. The district participates in the state’s “open enrollment” program, often called “school choice.” It gives you the freedom to pick a different school for your child to attend,…

  • Covered California Gives the Uninsured Another Chance

    By Kenny Goldberg Covered California is offering consumers yet another chance to buy a health plan. This special enrollment period runs from Feb. 23 to April 30, two weeks after taxes are due. President Barack Obama announced a similar special enrollment period for uninsured consumers who live in states that don’t offer their own insurance…

  • 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…

  • Latino Enrollment in Covered California Health Plans Picks Up

    Photo Credit: Tarryn Mento, KPBS By Kenny Goldberg The latest enrollment numbers from Covered California show more than 625,000 people have signed up for new health insurance plans. Between Oct. 1 and mid-December, Latinos represented only 5 percent of total enrollment. Things changed in the last two weeks of the year. By the end of…