January 2021 Press and Media 01.13.2021
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Media Clips COVERED CALIFORNIA BOARD CLIPS Nov. 20, 2020 – Jan. 13, 2021 Since the November board meeting, Covered California extended its Dec. 15 deadline to Dec. 30 and announced its first enrollment update since the fall. The national news included Covered California’s involvement in the “Get Covered 2021” campaign and the end of another Open Enrollment Period for Healthcare.gov. PRESS RELEASES New Survey Shows Californians Putting Their Families First, While Underscoring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Their Health, Lives and Finances, Covered California, Covered California, Nov. 24, 2020 ................................................................. 6 Statement from Peter V. Lee on the Administration’s Latest Effort to Undercut Broader Coverage Through the Affordable Care Act, Covered California, Nov. 25, 2020 .......... 11 Covered California and Top State Health Care Leaders Urge Californians to “Do the Right Thing, Right Now” by Staying Home and Staying Safe to Fight COVID-19, Covered California, Dec. 7, 2020 .................................................................................. 12 As COVID-19 Pandemic Surges Across the State, Covered California Takes the Unprecedented Step of Giving Consumers Until Dec. 30 to Sign Up for Coverage that That Begins on Jan. 1, Covered California, Dec. 11, 2020 ........................................... 16 Covered California Joins African-American Health Leaders Urging Californians to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations and Encouraging Consumers to Get Covered in 2021, Covered California, Dec. 22, 2020 ................................................................................ 20 Amid Surging COVID-19 Pandemic and Impending Enrollment Deadline, Covered California Urges Consumers to Sign Up for Health Care Coverage, Covered California, Dec. 28, 2020 ................................................................................ 24 Covered California Begins New Year With a Record Number of Plan Selections, Serving Those Hardest Hit by the Pandemic, as State Experiences Post-Holiday Surge of New COVID-19 Cases, Covered California, Jan. 12, 2021 ................................................................................. 28 COVERED CALIFORNIA Media Clips • January 2021 1 PRINT Articles of Significance Get Covered With Health Insurance in 2021, Vista Press, Nov. 19, 2020 ..................... 35 Covered California announces latest open enrollment period, Our Weekly, Nov. 19. 2020 ........................................................................................... 37 National Coalition Launches “Get Covered 2021” Urging America to Mask Up and Get Insured, Sac Cultural Hub, Nov. 20, 2020 ..................................................................... 38 Get Covered With Health Insurance in 2021, Santa Monica Daily Press, Nov. 21, 2020 ..................................................................... 41 Covered California urges people to get health care coverage during COVID-19 pandemic, Benito Link, Nov. 21, 2020 ........................................................................... 43 Survey shows impact of COVID-19 to California residents, KRON, Nov. 24, 2020 ...... 44 Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans Highlights the Need for Health Coverage This Holiday Season, San Bernardino American, Nov. 24, 2020 .................................. 47 As You Renew Your Health Care Coverage, Don’t Expect New Restrictions, Sacramento Observer, Nov. 25, 2020 ........................................................................... 48 Get covered with health insurance in 2021, La Mesa Courier, Nov. 27, 2020 ............... 50 Get covered with health insurance in 2021, Village News, Dec. 2, 2020....................... 52 Covered California CEO Pans Proposed HealthCare.gov Fee Cut, Think Advisor, Dec. 3, 2020 .......................................................................................... 54 Health Leaders, patient advocates and celebrities urging people to wear a mask, Our Weekly, Dec. 8, 2020 ............................................................................................. 56 Covered California extends enrollment deadline to Dec. 30, FOX-40 Sacramento, Dec. 11, 2020 ............................................................................. 57 Covered California Extends Deadline For Enrollment, SFGate.com, Dec. 12, 2020 ..... 58 Covered California extends deadline for 2021 health coverage, ABC-7 Los Angeles, Dec. 14, 2020 ............................................................................... 58 Covered California Extends Enrollment Deadline to Dec. 30, NBC-7 San Diego, Dec. 14, 2020 ................................................................................. 59 Covered California Extends Enrollment Deadline Due To COVID-19, CBS-2 Los Angeles, Dec. 14, 2020 ............................................................................... 60 COVERED CALIFORNIA Media Clips • January 2021 2 Covered California Extends Deadline To Enroll Amid Pandemic Surge, San Diego Chant, Dec. 14, 2020................................................................................... 61 Covered California extends sign-up deadline for health care coverage, Kern Valley Sun Dec. 16, 2020 ..................................................................................... 62 Need affordable healthcare? Covered California extends enrollment deadline to Dec. 30, KESQ – San Diego, Dec. 16, 2020 ......................................................................... 63 Covered California extends deadline to sign up for coverage, KRCR - Redding, Dec. 17, 2020 ................................................................................... 65 Covered California gives consumers until Dec. 30 to sign up, Our Weekly Dec. 16, 2020 ............................................................................................ 66 Affordable Care Act Deadline Extended, San Francisco News, Dec. 19, 2020 ............. 67 LA’s MLK Hospital slammed by COVID, highlighting virus impact on Black communities, Los Angeles Daily News, Dec. 22, 2020 ....................................................................... 68 Covered California Partnered with Black Healthcare Leaders to Host Webinar that Encouraged the Black Community to Get Vaccinated and Get Covered, Los Angeles Sentinel, Dec. 24, 2020 ............................................................................ 69 Get Covered with Health Insurance in 2021, Coronado Times, Dec. 25, 2020 ............. 71 Overwhelmed CA Hospital Places Gurneys in Gift Shop, Waiting Room in Outside Tent, Newsweek, Dec. 25, 2020 ............................................................................................. 73 How to sign up for health insurance before Covered California's deadline this week, KCRA – Sacramento, Dec. 28, 2020 ............................................................................. 75 Sign-up deadline looms for Covered California health insurance coverage, ABC 10 – San Diego, Dec. 28, 2020 ............................................................................ 76 Covered California Deadline Is Wednesday, Patch – Los Angeles, Dec. 28, 2020 ....... 78 Covered California urges consumers to sign up for health care coverage by Dec. 30, Lake County News, Dec. 28, 2020 ................................................................................ 79 Want health insurance Jan. 1? Extension lets you sign up through Wednesday in California, Sacramento Bee, Dec. 29, 2020 ................................................................. 81 African American Health Leaders Urge Californians to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Observer, Dec. 29, 2020 ............................................................................................... 83 COVERED CALIFORNIA Media Clips • January 2021 3 Deadline to enroll in Covered California ends today, ABC-23 Bakersfield, Dec. 30, 2020 ............................................................................... 85 No health insurance due to the pandemic? Californians could face tax penalty, Palm Springs Desert Sun, Dec. 30, 2020 ...................................................................... 85 Amid Surge Sign Up for Health Care, Precinct Reporter Group, Dec. 31, 2020 ............ 87 Black California surgeon ‘walks the walk’ on virus vaccine, Associated Press, Jan. 4, 2021 ..................................................................................... 89 In Dr. King’s Honor, California Black Doctors Call for Urgent Action During COVID-19 Crisis, EurWeb, Jan. 12, 2021 ...................................................................................... 92 Covered California nears 1.6 million enrollment amid virus, Associated Press, Jan. 12, 2021 ................................................................................... 94 What will happen to California health care plans when Joe Biden takes office?, Sacramento Bee, Jan. 13, 2021 .................................................................................... 96 The Excellence of Covered California, Medium, Jan. 13, 2021 ..................................... 98 Coalition seizes on pandemic to boost ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups, Associated Press, Nov. 19, 2020 .................................................................................. 99 Were You Notified About Missing Tax Forms for Your ACA Subsidy? Blame COVID., Kaiser Health News, Nov. 23, 2020 ............................................................................ 100 Obamacare repeal would be particularly devastating for