Expansion Of Medicaid Eligibility Under ACA Benefiting Nevada TribesJanuary 6, 2014 | Ky PlaskonThe Affordable Care Act also expanded Medicaid eligibility to include Native Americans, and some Nevada tribes are already seeing changes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Patients With New Insurance Trickle Into Sacramento Area ClinicsJanuary 6, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneSacramento area health centers are only seeing a trickle of patients with new coverage during the first few days of the expanded Medi-Cal program. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Friday Is Last Day For Covered CA 'Grace Period'December 26, 2013(AP) -- Friday will be the end of the grace period to get health insurance starting Jan. 1 for consumers who were frustrated in their attempts to sign up by Monday's deadline.
Differences In How Californians Will Experience New Health Care SystemDecember 23, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneThe new year will bring sweeping changes to the health care system through the Affordable Care Act, but the way Californians will experience the federal law will be different from the rest of the country. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
As Deadline Looms, Last-Minute Insurance Shoppers ScramblingDecember 23, 2013(AP) -- Last-minute health insurance shoppers are calling help lines and attending enrollment events Monday, a key deadline under the nation's new health law.
Sign-up volume high for California health exchange December 23, 2013(AP) -- A spokesman for California's health insurance exchange says enrollment action is heavy during the deadline day to sign up for coverage that will start Jan. 1.
Covered California Enrollment Figures For Sacramento Region ReleasedDecember 17, 2013 | Marianne RussMore than 14,000 people in the Sacramento region have at least started the application process for a health insurance plan under California's exchange, known as "Covered California."
Brown Praises Calif. Obamacare Rollout, Credits Prop 25 for Budget HealthDecember 16, 2013 | Ben AdlerSpeaking at an event in Silicon Valley Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown declared California's Affordable Care Act rollout to be going "better" than the national effort and said the federal government should follow his state's budget strategy.
Sacramento Medical Device Makers Have Mixed Views On Obamacare TaxDecember 16, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneThe Sacramento region has a thriving medical device industry with about 70 companies doing business in the field. Some of them have faced a new tax this year under the Affordable Care Act. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Covered California Says Enrollment Numbers Continue to Show MomentumDecember 13, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneCalifornia’s health insurance marketplace says it’s continuing to see momentum of people signing up for coverage. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
