Covered California Tells Insurers To Plan For The Worst
The state health insurance exchange Wednesday instructed participating insurers to submit alternative premium hike proposals for 2018 in the event they lose federal payments for subsidies that reduce...
View ArticleCalifornia trying to protect co-pay help
Unfortunately, the future of key Covered California subsidies are still in question. Both in a lawsuit and under federal uncertainty to continue funding the program. Called “cost-sharing reductions”...
View ArticleSenate Rejects Slimmed-Down Obamacare Repeal as McCain Votes No
In the early hours of Friday morning, the Senate rejected a new, scaled-down Republican plan to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, derailing the Republicans’ seven-year plan to dismantle...
View ArticleJan. 31: last day of Covered CA open enrollment!
If you still need coverage and are confused about the ACA, don’t be! The HCA has lots of information to help you out. The “individual mandate” of the Affordable Care Act is still in effect and there...
View ArticleCalifornia passes vital laws to stave off attacks on health coverage
Read the full LA Times story. California is the first state in the country to prohibit work requirement as a condition of Medi-Cal eligibility. An article in the LA Times article stated that “Senate...
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Keep Your Coverage After the COVID Emergency
The Health Consumer Alliance can help you access health care after the COVID-19 emergency ends in 2023. Please read below for details about your rights. Call our toll-free hotline at 888‑804‑3536 (TTY...
View ArticleConsumer Interest Surges as First Key Deadline Approaches for Covered...
Covered California has extended its enrollment deadline for consumers who want coverage effective January 1, 2019, to this Friday, December 21, 2018. The announcement came after a federal judge in...
View ArticleCalif. Exchange Chief Sees No Rate Impact From Latest Trump Challenge To ACA
Covered California’s premiums are expected to rise significantly next year. Recent projections by the exchange show an average 11 percent rate hike in 2019. However, Peter Lee, the executive director...
View ArticleAs Open Enrollment Begins, Advocates Warn of Continued Threats to Health...
While California has made significant progress in protecting the health rights of its residents, advocates remain wary of the ongoing federal attempts to destabilize the Affordable Care Act and the...
View ArticleCBO: Premiums will rise over 20% if the feds stop paying subsidies
The LA Times reports that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that. “If the government stopped making the payments, insurers would respond by raising premiums by 20% to 25% over the next...
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