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Report finds inaccuracies in Covered CA doctor lists
What good is medical insurance if you can’t find a doctor? A recent investigation by the California Department of Managed Health Care found a quarter of the doctors listed in the provider directories for two of California’s top Affordable Care Act insurance plans
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Covered CA struggles through second enrollment
Covered California’s huge enrollment numbers boosted the national health care program, the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during its first year. But the Covered CA health care exchange, the center of the system, has been sneezing through its crucial second open-enrollment period, which
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Open-enrollment headache again strikes Covered CA
If you thought the rollout of Obamacare was problematic last year, this year could be worse — including its implementation here, called Covered California. State officials are still struggling to clear a huge backlog of Medi-Cal applications from the
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One year later, glitches still plague Covered CA
“Here we go again with the same nightmare as a year ago. [I’m] truly fed up with Covered California’s technical incompetency.” So complained Igal Koiman, a health insurance broker, in remarks published this week in the Sacramento Business Journal.
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Democrats divided on big issues in CA
Although Democrats in California are eager to celebrate major victories next Tuesday, political fault lines lie under their party. From anti-rape legislation, to education reform, to health costs and beyond, an anticipated left-leaning consensus has failed to materialize in the
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Covered CA caught in Prop. 45 crossfire
On Proposition 45, some Democrats are feeling as if they got a transfusion of the wrong blood type. The initiative would give the state insurance commissioner the power to approve changes in health-insurance policies, including those by Covered California, this state’s implementation
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Covered CA dissects Prop. 45, doesn’t oppose it
Officials at the Covered California insurance exchange, the state’s implementation of Obamacare, worry passage of Prop. 45 could damage its operations, potentially affecting insurance coverage for millions of Californians. But the board has chosen not to notify California voters of
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Covered CA blames cronyism on Obamacare scramble
In an embarrassing new black eye for Covered California, the state’s implementation of Obamacare, the health exchange, has admitted it violated accepted practice by awarding $184 million in so-called “no-bid” contracts, according to a new report by the Associated Press.
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Quarter-million applicants still waiting for Medi-Cal
A quarter-million Medi-Cal applicants have been waiting more than 45 days, and in some cases nearly a year, either to receive coverage or find out why their application has been denied. That’s an improvement from the 900,000 applicants who
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100,000 lacking ID could lose Covered CA coverage
Covered California could lose up to 100,000 enrollees who haven’t proven their eligibility under the state’s version of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. According to the ACA, unlawful U.S. residents aren’t permitted to receive coverage. Yet, although California is home to
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