Covered California: Almost 1.3 Million Have Signed Up for New Coverage Through Obamacare

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Enrollment counselor Kristen Chow explains Covered California and federal subsidies to a Chinese-language caller in 2013. Photo by Marcus Teply/KQED

By Jon Brooks, The California Report/State of Health

Covered California, the state’s Obamacare exchange, has released its latest numbers for 2015 enrollment to date. Among the highlights:

  • Through Feb. 22, the end of open enrollment, 495,073 newly enrolled in a Covered California plan.
  • More than 780,000 new enrollees in Medi-Cal
  • As of Dec. 14, 2014, 944,000, or 92 percent of Covered California participants, renewed for 2015.
  • 90 percent of both old and new enrollees are eligible for a subsidy to help pay premiums

Read the complete story at The California Report/State of Health.

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