Tag: Open Enrollment

  • Covered California Officials Admit They Need to Do More to Attract Latinos

    By Kenny Goldberg In California, people who primarily speak Spanish make up 29 percent of the population. But so far, that group makes up only 5 percent of those who’ve signed up for health insurance through Covered California. Officials say statewide in October and November, fewer than 4,500 primarily Spanish-speakers enrolled in a plan. California…

  • Momentum Building for Covered California Enrollment

    The state’s online health insurance exchange Covered California opens for businesses Oct. 1. Under the Affordable Care Act, all Americans must have health insurance by Jan. 1 or face a fine. | Photo Credit: Tarryn Mento, KPBS By Kenny Goldberg In November, 78,000 Californians enrolled in the state online health insurance exchange . To date,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • No Need for Haste in Signing Up for Covered California

    By Kenny Goldberg Some consumers have encountered long wait times and other glitches on Covered California, the state’s new online health insurance exchange. But officials say there’s no need for people to panic. Officials at Covered California admit there were some problems with their website and call centers during the first week of October. But…