Media Clips
COVERED CALIFORNIA BOARD CLIPS
March 5, 2015 – April 13, 2015
Since the March 5th Board Meeting, the high visibility media issues included:
second open enrollment and renewal data; the April 30 special enrollment
deadline; corrected 1095-A tax forms; new Covered California board members;
and general coverage and opinions on Covered California and the Affordable
Care Act.
Since the March 5th Board Meeting, the term "Covered California" was
mentioned 13,300 times in a Google search and the phrase “California Health
Benefit Exchange” was noted 242 times. The following clips represent a cross
section of media outlets and coverage.
COVERED CALIFORNIA PRESS RELEASES
Tax Experts Team Up with Covered California to Urge the Uninsured to Get
Health Care Coverage
Covered California
March 7, 2015………………………………………………………………….............5
Covered California’s Second Open Enrollment Yields Strong Numbers;
Nearly 500,000 New Consumers Sign Up for Health Plans
Covered California
March 5, 2015………………………………………………………………….............9
HIGHLIGHTS
18,000 Californians use extended Obamacare sign-up to avoid tax penalty
Los Angeles Times
By: Chad Terhune
April 7, 2015…………………………..………………………………………….....…15
Ask Emily: How to find medical care if you’re uninsured
Los Angeles Daily News (Center for Health Reporting pick-up)
By: Emily Bazar
April 5, 2015…………………………..………………………………………..…...…17
Obamacare: California sends 12,000 corrected tax forms, thousands more
coming
Los Angeles Times
By: Chad Terhune
March 23, 2015…………………………..…………………………………….......…20
Covered California extends window to sign up for health insurance
The Press Democrat
By: Martin Espinoza
March 11, 2015…………………………..…………………………………….......…22
Governor names two new Covered California board members
Sacramento Business Journal
By: Kathy Robertson
March 6, 2015…………………………..…………………………………….........…24
PRINT
Democratic lawmakers unveil bills to protect, insure unauthorized
immigrants
The Sacramento Bee
April 7, 2015…………………………..……………………………………...……….26
Obamacare Q&A: Millions need to be alert for Medi-Cal renewal
The Fresno Bee (Center for Health Reporting pick-up)
By: Emily Bazar
March 24, 2015…………………………..…………………………………….......…29
Advocacy group’s study praises Affordable Care Act in California
San Bernardino Sun (Los Angeles Daily News pick-up)
By: Susan Abram
March 23, 2015…………………………..…………………………………….......…33
Five years later, Affordable Care Act still ignites love, hate
Ventura County Star
By: Tom Kisken
March 22, 2015…………………………..…………………………………….......…37
Obamacare’s most unfair tax
San Diego Union-Tribune
March 13, 2015…………………………..………………………………….……...…41
Number of uninsured students drops at CSULB and Cal State LA
Long Beach Press Telegram
By: Josh Dulaney
March 12, 2015…………………………..…………………………………….......…42
Obamacare: Agents sign up 43% of new California enrollment
Los Angeles Times
By: Chad Terhune
March 9, 2015…………………………..…………………………………………..…44
State sees higher minority, youth sign-ups for health plan
San Diego Union-Tribune (Associated Press pick-up)
By: Judy Lin
March 5, 2015…………………………..…………………………………………..…46
BROADCAST
Taxes get more confusing for Covered Cali. Participants
KCRA-TV (NBC)
By: Kevin Oliver
April 4, 2015………………………………………………………………………...…48
Some Californians have to pay back Obamacare subsidies
KPCC Radio
By: Stephanie O’Neill
April 2, 2015………………………………………………………………………...…50
State Lawmakers Investigating High Health Costs
KQED Radio
By: Rebecca Plevin
March 19, 2015…………………………..………………………………………....…53
California Lawmakers Look at Unequal Access to Health Care
KVPR Radio (Capital Public Radio pick-up)
By: Pauline Bartolone
March 12, 2015…………………………..………………………………………....…56
Feinstein and Boxer Say Pregnant Women Should Get Special Obamacare
Enrollment
KQED Radio
By: April Dembosky
March 11, 2015…………………………..…………………………………….......…57