Law Helps Smooth Transition From Medi-Cal to Covered California

  • Sep 06, 2024

    A California law designed to help people transition from the state’s Medi-Cal Medicaid program to Affordable Care Act exchange plans has been successful at keeping people insured since its launch last year, according to a recent report from the nonprofit California Health Care Foundation. JoAnn Volk, the study’s lead author, tells AIS Health the analysis is based on “early data,” so it is too soon to draw any long-term conclusions, although she noted that insurers have praised the rollout. 

    Starting in July 2023, people in California who lost Medi-Cal coverage could opt to be automatically enrolled in Covered California, the state’s marketplace. Those people were enrolled in a zero-premium or subsidized marketplace plan as the default option, although they also had the chance to opt out of coverage or select a different plan.  

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    Tim has been a reporter and editor for newspapers, websites and magazines for more than 20 years, including 10 years covering health care business topics. He has a deep knowledge of the managed care industry and pharmacy benefit management. He also has experience covering medical conferences and clinical and legislative health care issues. In 2014, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected Tim as one of 15 journalists to participate in a national symposium on the Affordable Care Act. Tim has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.

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