KEY News reminds viewers that Open Enrollment ends soon, and announces an enrollment event at Public Health on January 23. http://www.keyt.com/news/enrollment-deadline-looming-for-covered-california/37380190
The Independent reports on our county's progress enrolling more people for Medi-Cal or Covered California. http://www.independent.com/news/2016/jan/07/affordable-care-act-enrollments-keep-climbing/ However, the headline links to the wrong article online; see the correct text of the article after the jump.
With Republicans poised to again vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act--otherwise known as Obamacare--at the start of the new congressional term, Santa Barbara County health officials report that Affordable Care Act enrollments jumped by 5,335 in 2015, its second year in operation. During its first year, 20,035 County residents signed up for the statewide program known as Covered California. The same time Covered California went into effect, the MediCal eligibility requirements were relaxed substantially as well. In 2014, MediCal rosters countywide jumped from 79,275 to 109,304, and in 2015 to 129,339.
