California has seen some of the most significant insurance gains since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. The expansion of the state’s Medi-Cal program and increased affordability in the individual market, coupled with strong outreach and education about financial...
By Natalie Villacorta “For the second year, Obamacare enrollment isn’t exactly over when it’s over. The regular open enrollment season ended at midnight Sunday but the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced a one-week “special enrollment” period ending...
By Chabelli Herrera “The frenzy of the holiday weekend didn’t keep consumers from dashing to enrollment centers across Miami-Dade County, many trying to beat the clock and sign up for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act before Sunday’s midnight...
By Sarah Ferris and Peter Sullivan “The end to this year’s ObamaCare signup season at midnight on Sunday is expected to add more than 11 million people to its rolls, putting the administration ahead of its own expectations. While the second...
By Rachana Pradhan “Obamacare enrollment draws to a close Sunday night, and all signs point to the White House easily meeting its target of getting 9 million Americans covered in 2015 — a drama-free ending to a season that proved...
“A group of university students will host a free event on Saturday to help Gloucester residents sign up for health insurance. The event will take place at Rappahannock Community College, Glenns, from 1 to 4 p.m. The students are part...
By Spencer Dixon On the heels of this Open Enrollment season, one in five young adults lack health insurance; a disproportionate number of whom were young African Americans and young Latinos. Our generation ends up in the emergency room more...
By Shantella Y. Sherman “Like many African-American college graduates living in the District, Keysa Towns has experienced the highs and lows of living outside of a dependency on her parents. Aside from escalating living costs – her Northwest apartment building was...
By Angela Townsend “Little more than two weeks remain to sign up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act, which means that the final push is under way to reach the uninsured before the Feb. 15 deadline to get health...
By Natalie Villacorta “Gone are the splashy tweets about health coverage from Katy Perry and the “brosurance” ads featuring guys doing keg stands. Fliers in coffee shops and bars are in, as are partnerships with community colleges and job training...