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California Endowment Dedicates $2 Million To Health Care Enrollment Outreach In African-American Community

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 4, 2016

As Open Enrollment for Covered California Ends, Medi-Cal Enrollment is Available Year-Round On the final day of open enrollment for Covered California, The California Endowment announced a $2 million commitment towards reaching 100 percent Medi-Cal enrollment within the African-American community. Endowment CEO Dr. Robert K. Ross made the announcement Sunday at the “Enroll at the Bowl; Morning ‘til Midnight” event in Pasadena, supporting Covered California’s African-American Enrollment Initiative. “California has been a leader in enrollment and outreach under the Affordable Care Act, and we salute the noteworthy efforts by our partners at Covered California. But we all have more work

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Uninsured Californians Will Pay Tax Penalty

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 3, 2016

Though young and in good health, Marcus Sesay of Riverside enrolled for health insurance in 2015 to fulfill the mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Sesay, a 35-year-old native of Sierra Leone, was not motivated by free services like an annual checkup and other health screenings, but wanted to avoid the tax penalty consumers will face if they fail to get coverage in 2016. “Having insurance is the law, and I obey the law,” said Sesay, a security guard who has a plan with Health Net and pays $65 a month for his coverage. “Insurance also gives

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Deadline Nears for January Insurance Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 10, 2015

An important deadline approaches for Californians who want to start the New Year with the protection of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Open enrollment is underway and consumers who want to be covered on January 1, need to enroll by December 15. Covered California, the agency that administers the ACA in California, has made African American outreach a priority for the year three of the historic program. Since 2014, more than two million people have gotten insurance through Covered California, including African Americans who make up 5 percent of the state’s population that is eligible to receive