SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Covered California™ and the California Department of Health Care
Services (DHCS) announced today that from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, under the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act, 19,732 consumers in mostly rural Northern California counties
enrolled in subsidized and non-subsidized Covered California health insurance
plans.
The Northern
California counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte,
Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta,
Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne and Yuba represent about 4
percent of the statewide enrollment. The local total includes 17,723 consumers
eligible for financial subsidies. These counties encompass Covered California
pricing region 1.
For the three-month period, which is half of the
open-enrollment period for 2014 coverage, 500,108 consumers enrolled in plans
statewide.
Tables and graphics showing enrollment by metal tier and
health insurance plan in each region are available online at https://www.CoveredCA.com/news/PDFs/regional-stats-dec/dec-regionals-all.pdf
and https://www.CoveredCA.com/news/PDFs/regional-stats-dec/RegionalEnrollmentTables.pdf.
About Covered California
Covered California is the state’s marketplace for the
federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Covered California, in
partnership with the California Department of Health Care Services, was charged
with creating a new health insurance marketplace in which individuals and small
businesses can get access to affordable health insurance plans. With coverage
starting in 2014, Covered California helps individuals determine whether they
are eligible for premium assistance that is available on a sliding-scale basis
to reduce insurance costs or whether they are eligible for low-cost or no-cost
Medi-Cal. Consumers can then compare health insurance plans and choose the plan
that works best for their health needs and budget. Small businesses can
purchase competitively priced health insurance plans and offer their employees
the ability to choose from an array of plans and may qualify for federal tax
credits.
Covered California is an independent part of the state
government whose job is to make the new market work for California’s consumers.
It is overseen by a five-member board appointed by the Governor and the Legislature.
For more information on Covered California, please visit www.CoveredCA.com.
About the Department of Health Care Services
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) works to
preserve and improve the physical and mental health of all Californians. DHCS
provides health care services for more than 8.5 million Californians through Medi-Cal,
including medical, dental, mental health, substance use treatment services and
long-term services and supports. This is accomplished through an investment of
approximately $70 billion annually in public funds for the care of low-income
families, children, pregnant women, seniors and persons with disabilities. DHCS
focuses on delivering quality, effective services primarily through the more
coordinated systems of care provided by 21 Medi-Cal managed care plans located
in all of California’s 58 counties. For more information about DHCS, please
visit www.dhcs.ca.gov.
