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California warns consumers to get health insurance coverage or face federal fines

January 16, 2015January 15, 2015 Marc

Covered California is encouraging consumers to purchase health insurance coverage California’s health insurance exchange is about to emphasize the potential fines that consumers could face by remaining uninsured. Covered California officials are warning consumers that the open enrollment period will be coming to an end soon, which means that those without health insurance coverage will face fines from the federal government for being uninsured. In order to help people avoid these fines, the state’s insurance exchange, which is the largest state-run exchange in the country, is taking steps to raise…

California insurance exchange seeks to boost Latino participation

December 18, 2014December 16, 2014 Julie Campbell

Efforts have been boosted to help to encourage this community to enroll in health plans through the online marketplace. Agents are finding that while the health insurance exchange in California has been designed to help residents of the state to be able to find the coverage that they need at a price that they can afford, and yet it remains a tough sell for many people. The primary struggle is in interesting Californians and motivating them to actually take part. According to some agents, this can be especially challenging in…

California health insurance exchange on track to reach enrollment goal

December 12, 2014December 11, 2014 Marc

California Health Insurance exchange popularity

Covered California is finding success in the most recent open enrollment period California’s health insurance exchange, Covered California, is reporting healthy enrollment numbers as the open enrollment period continues. The state has been working to promote the exchange as a place to find affordable insurance coverage for those that currently lack it. Promotional efforts seem to be paying off, as thousands of consumers have applied for coverage through Covered California. The state is currently on track to reach its goal of adding some 500,000 new consumers to the exchange during…

Medical groups team with Covered California to promote health insurance

December 5, 2014December 4, 2014 Nordstrom

Medical groups to work with state’s insurance exchange to promote coverage among consumers Medical groups are joining forces to promote health insurance coverage in California. The California Medical Association, along with various physician, hospital, and pharmaceutical groups, has partnered with Covered California, the state’s insurance exchange. Together, the groups will be encouraging consumers to enroll in the exchange and receive the insurance coverage that they need. The exchange’s open enrollment period began last month and will run through February 2015. Covered California aims to enroll 500,000 people during current enrollment…

Health insurance enrollments at Covered California launched on Saturday

November 17, 2014November 15, 2014 G. Turner

Residents of the state were able to begin using the service over the weekend in order to purchase their health plans. Covered California has once again opened its doors for residents of the state who are seeking to purchase their health insurance plans in order to comply with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act as it enters into its second round of open enrollment. The deadline for coverage to start, change or renew on January 15, 2015 is going to be December 15, 2014. This means that Californians now…

Health insurance regulators in California not awarded more power

November 10, 2014November 8, 2014 S.Vagus

California Proposition 45 has been defeated by voters amidst strong opposition to the measure Voters in California have decided to deny the passage of Proposition 45, which would have provided the state’s Insurance Commissioner, Dave Jones, and the state’s Department of Insurance, with the power to review health insurance rate increases. Under current law, state regulators cannot reject rate increases coming from insurers before these increases have been implemented. Commissioner Jones has been advocating for more regulatory power for some time, claiming that tougher regulations would be a benefit to…

Insurance rates from Anthem too high, says California regulator

October 28, 2014October 25, 2014 Julie Campbell

Dave Jones California insurance commissioner insurance industry rates

Commissioner Dave Jones has stated that policyholders could have saved $33 million if the insurer lowered premiums. A recent statement from California Commissioner Dave Jones expressed that the 10 percent increase in insurance rates at Anthem Blue Cross for small businesses is excessive and that the result to its policyholders was a costly one. The Insurance Commissioner in the state made the announcement a month and a half before the Prop 45 vote. During the last stretch of time for the battle with regards to Proposition 45, Commissioner Jones criticized…