Posts Tagged ‘Obamacare’
Alameda County residents talk Affordable Care Act with Rep. Barbara Lee
Over a thousand people gathered Saturday at the International Community School in Oakland for a town hall meeting to discuss Alameda County’s efforts to defend the Affordable Care Act. The event was organized by the office of Congresswoman Barbara Lee, who represents California’s 13th district, which includes Oakland. The school gym holding the town hall…
Read MoreCovered California clears thousands of untimely applicants, some still slated for termination
Thousands of Bay Area residents who were told they were about to lose their state health care coverage will now be able to keep their insurance plans.
Read MoreWith health insurance demand on the rise, volunteers chip in
With call centers inundated with questions and lengthy wait times, volunteer groups are bridges between East Bay residents and Covered California.
Read MoreMedicare and Medi-Cal recipients in Oakland await health care reform
When the reforms called for by the Affordable Care Act go into effect January 2014, in addition to enrolling thousands of people who were previously uninsured, a number of Baby Boomers will also enroll in Medi-Cal and Medicare. For Alameda County health care experts, the challenge will be to explain the differences in the two similar-sounding programs and to help recipients understand the complex rules of each.
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