While Obamacare has helped millions in California get health insurance; there remain few options for undocumented residents. A state Senate bill could change that.
Tag: Affordable Care Act
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
A Local Push for Obamacare Signups as Deadline Looms
As the struggle to enroll Latinos in the state health insurance exchange continues, local nonprofits — with the help of a pioneering program — are racing against a March 31 deadline.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Local Organizations Lose Out on Grants for Obamacare Outreach
A coalition of Orange County community organizations and health clinics say they won’t have the funding to do crucial outreach and education on the new health care law.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Disabled Children Caught in the Middle of Switch to Obamacare
Children with autism and others with special needs are losing services as they are transferred out of the Healthy Families program.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
How the Affordable Care Act Plays a Role in the Tax Code
The government is using your return as its first yardstick for how much of a tax break it contributes to your health coverage.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Weekend Medical Expo Provides Care to Many of the Uninsured
The sprawling event on the Santa Ana High School campus provided medical, dental and eye care to more than 1,000.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
State Says It’s Ready for Obamacare, but Overworked Doctors Don’t Agree
In less than a year, California will try to make good on Obamacare’s promise to deliver healthcare to 1 million more poor residents. Yet in some places it’s already difficult for poor people to find a doctor.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
‘Last Distraction’ Gone as State Moves Ahead on Obamacare
In the wake of President Obama’s re-election, California lawmakers say nothing can stop them from implementing the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
CalOptima Board Claims Former Leaders, Foundation Owe $90,000
Board asserts the claim results from “unauthorized use of resources” by former chairmen, but it offers no details.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
CalOptima Board Postpones Appointment of Interim CEO
The “hope,” according to the board chairman, is that a temporary replacement for the acting CEO will be in place by September.
