Monterey, CA California Is Doing Health Care Reform Right

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There has been much discussion about the glitches in the roll-out of online insurance exchanges.  However, The New York Times recently reported that California is doing a great job reaching minority populations which can benefit from buying cheap insurance policies online.  Outreach workers who speak Cantonese, Cambodian, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog and other languages are going to county fairs, farmers markets, street festivals and back to school nights to inform people about the new Health Care Reform.  There are currently seven million uninsured Californians without insurance, so the Affordable Care Act has a disproportionate impact on our state (we have 15% of the nation's uninsured).  The goal is to build public awareness for the Covered California website, where consumers can shop for the best insurance policy and also make them aware of an expansion of Medi-Cal coverage that many people may qualify for.  I am happy to see that with so much chaos going on in Washington D.C., our state is doing an excellent job of building awareness of the benefits of the health care reform law. 

Please note that this blog reflects my personal opinion and may or may not reflect the opinion of Hands to Help Seniors and the individual members comprising the Board of Governors.