Covered California Open Enrollment Starts in OctoberSeptember 9, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneOpen enrollment for California’s health insurance marketplace starts on October 1st, for coverage starting next year. Some liken the implementation of the health care overhaul to the roll out of the new computer technology. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Nevada Releases Health Insurance Rates for 2014September 4, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneNevada residents looking to buy health insurance now have a better sense of what it will cost them next year. The Department of Insurance released 2014's rates and plans for coverage that will be sold in and out of the new health exchange. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Covered California TV Ad Campaign Uses 'Welcome' MessageSeptember 3, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneCalifornia’s new health insurance marketplace will start advertising through TV commercials this week. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Covered California Postpones Some In-Person Enrollment HelpAugust 26, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneThe California health insurance exchange says some of the people who will help to enroll the uninsured in coverage next year will be on the job later than expected. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Bill to Give Advanced Nurses More Independence Gets Second ChanceAugust 13, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneA controversial California measure that would allow advanced nurses more independence from doctors got a second life today from the same committee that rejected it last week.
Media Push Coming From New California Health ExchangeJuly 26, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneTV commercials for the new California health insurance marketplace will start airing soon. And that’s not the only part of the exchange’s marketing and outreach campaign you'll be seeing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Employer Mandate Delay Means Working Californians Will Find Own Health CareJuly 23, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneCalifornia’s Insurance Commissioner says the Obama administration’s decision to delay the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act means more people will have to buy their own health insurance in a few months. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Covered California Starts Training Health Care 'Educators'July 17, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneMore than two-thousand Californians are being trained this month to educate people about getting coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Private Doctors Provide Personalized Care, For a PriceJuly 11, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneOne area of health care is taking a step away from the industry. "Private medicine" – commonly known as concierge care –is a small but growing trend, with California at it’s center. We visit a practice in El Dorado Hills. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight In-depth: Implementing Obamacare, California vs NevadaJuly 8, 2013In about 3 months California and Nevada will open health-insurance marketplaces, or health-benefit exchanges, to their state's residents. Health care reporter Pauline Bartolone talked with the heads of both exchanges about their differing approaches. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.