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COVERED CALIFORNIA BOARD CLIPS Sept Media Clips COVERED CALIFORNIA BOARD CLIPS Sept. 11, 2020 – Nov. 19, 2020 Since the September board meeting, Covered California has released its Dental Rates for 2021 as well as rates for Covered California for Small Business and both were record-lows and launched the national “Get Covered 2021” campaign. The exchange was recognized for its efforts to reach the diverse, ethnic communities throughout the state. Covered California also finalized its 2021 for the individual market at a record-low 0.5 percent and launched its OE Kickoff Campaign on Nov. 9. The national news included the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the fallout affecting the future of the Affordable Care Act and a Supreme Court hearing. PRESS RELEASES Covered California Announces a 2.3 Percent Rate Change for Dental Plans and Adds Two New Carriers for 2021 Coverage, Covered California, Sept. 17, 2020 .................... 6 Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, Providing Important Lessons for the Nation on Meeting Americans’ Health Care Needs During the Pandemic and Major Economic Downturn, Covered California, Sept. 22, 2020 ................................................................ 8 Covered California for Small Business Announces a Record-Low Weighted Average Rate Change of 1.5 Percent for 2021, Covered California, Oct. 6 , 2020 ...................... 12 Covered California Recognized for Efforts to Reach Diverse Ethnic Communities to Promote Insurance Coverage, Covered California, Oct. 9 , 2020 .................................. 15 Covered California Begins Renewal of More Consumers Than Ever Before and Announces Final 2021 Rate Change at All-Time Low of 0.5 Percent, Covered California, Oct. 13, 2020................................................................................. 18 Covered California Starts Open-Enrollment and Consumers Can Begin Signing Up for 2021 Health Care Coverage on Sunday, Covered California, Oct. 30, 2020 ................ 23 Covered California Officially Launches Open Enrollment with Millions of Masks to Encourage Californians to “Get Covered/Stay Covered” and a New Ad Campaign, Nov. 9, 2020.................................................................................................................. 29 Covered California Names Dr. Alice Hm Chen as Its New Chief Medical Officer, Nov. 18, 2020 ................................................................................................................ 36 COVERED CALIFORNIA Media Clips • November 2020 1 National Coalition Launches “Get Covered 2021” Urging To Focus on COVID and Coverage for 16 million Americans Eligible for Financial Help Now, Nov. 19, 2020 ................................................................................................................ 38 PRINT Articles of Significance California’s Eight Health Entities: What’s the Difference?, California Globe, Sept. 18, 2020 ................................................................................... 41 California’s Obamacare Exchange Hits Record During Covid Crisis, Bloomberg Law, Sept. 22, 2020 .................................................................................... 43 Covered California hits record enrollment, State of Reform, Sept. 22, 2020 ................. 45 Covered CA Head Touts Record Enrollment, Calls For Nationwide Fixes, Inside Health Policy, Sept. 23, 2020 .............................................................................. 48 Do You Report The Extra $300 Lost Wages Assistance to Medi-Cal or Covered California?, InsureMeKevin.com, Sept. 23, 2020 .......................................................... 49 California: @CoveredCA hits record enrollment, provides #COVID19/recession impact on healthcare needs, ACASignups.net, Sept. 24, 2020 .................................... 51 Agents Keep Health Rates Down: California Exchange Chief to Congress, Think Advisor, Sept. 24, 2020 ....................................................................................... 55 Interview: Trump’s America First Healthcare plan, FOX-40 Sacramento, Sept. 28, 2020 ............................................................................ 59 California’s Health Coverage Gains under the Affordable Care Act: What’s at Stake in California v. Texas?, UC Berkeley Labor Center, Sept. 28, 2020 ................................. 59 New Laws Keep Pandemic-Weary California at Forefront of Health Policy Innovation, California Healthline, Oct. 1, 2020................................................................................. 62 2021 Covered California Renewal and Open Enrollment Changes, InsureMeKevin.com, Oct. 3, 2020 ................................................................................. 66 Here Are The 2020 Mercury Award Winners, Radio Ink, Oct. 7, 2020 .......................... 70 Covered California Awards $400 Million Contract to Duncan Channon, Ad Week, Oct. 8, 2020 .................................................................................................. 72 Covered California for Small Business announces a record-low weighted average rate change of 1.5 percent for 2021, Asian Journal, Oct. 9, 2020 ........................................ 74 COVERED CALIFORNIA Media Clips • November 2020 2 California could lose 269,000 jobs if the ACA is overturned, UC Berkeley Labor Center, Oct. 15, 2020 ..................................................................... 76 Covered California rates Kaiser Permanente 5-stars for quality, Patch.com Palo Alto, Oct. 15, 2020 .............................................................................. 77 Racial and ethnic health coverage inequities in California would widen if ACA is overturned, UC Berkeley Labor Center, Oct. 15, 2020 .................................................. 78 California Could Lose Out More Than Other States If Affordable Care Act Overturned, Capital Public Radio, Oct. 15, 2020 .............................................................................. 80 ‘Death spiral’: What happens in California if the Supreme Court invalidates Obamacare?, Sacramento Bee, Oct. 16, 2020 ............................................................. 82 Healthcare for millions of Californians is on the line in the election, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 20, 2020 ................................................................................ 85 Covered California announces final 2021 rate change at all-time low of 0.5%, FilAm Star, Oct. 22, 2020 .............................................................................................. 89 California stands to lose $25 billion annually in federal funds if ACA is overturned, State of Reform, Oct. 26, 2020 ..................................................................................... 92 Californians can start shopping for health insurance coverage for 2021 starting Sunday, Sacramento Bee Oct. 30, 2020 ..................................................................................... 93 It’s Open Enrollment. Here’s What You Need to Know, California Healthline, Nov. 3, 2020 ................................................................................ 94 Dr. Philip Lee Is Dead at 96; Engineered Introduction of Medicare, New York Times, Nov. 3, 2020...................................................................................... 97 Covered California open enrollment underway | Here's what you need to know, ABC 10 - Sacramento, Nov. 6, 2020 ........................................................................... 100 Covered California Ads Directed by Errol Morris Cut Right to the Chase About Health Insurance, Ad Week, Nov. 9, 2020 .............................................................................. 102 Garcetti, Health Officials Kickoff 2021 Covered California Enrollment Period, NBC 4 - Los Angeles, Nov. 9, 2020 ............................................................................ 104 Covered California open enrollment period kicks off Monday, Bakersfield Californian, Nov. 9, 2020 .......................................................................... 105 Covered California Kicks Off Open Enrollment, Los Angeles Sentinel, Nov. 9, 2020 . 107 Supreme Court hears Affordable Care Act arguments, here's how it affects California, Salinas Californian, Nov. 11, 2020 .............................................................................. 109 COVERED CALIFORNIA Media Clips • November 2020 3 What It Means To Cover Preexisting Conditions, Health Affairs, Sept. 11, 2020 ........ 111 Obamacare Boost Expected From New Trump Administration Health Plans, Bloomberg Law, Sept. 11, 2020 .................................................................................. 119 Biden wants to restore Obamacare. He may have trouble., Politico, Sept. 15, 2020 . 121 Ballooning Ranks of Uninsured Endanger GOP Health-Care Message, Bloomberg Government, Sept. 16, 2020 ..................................................................... 125 Column: GAO finds the selling of junk health plans favored by Trump is rife with deception, Los Angeles Times, Sept. 17, 2020 ........................................................... 127 What We Do and Don’t Know About Recent Trends in Health Insurance Coverage in the US, Kaiser Family Foundation, Sept. 17, 2020 ........................................................... 130 Without Ginsburg, Supreme Court Could Rule Three Ways on Obamacare, New York Times, Sept. 21, 2020................................................................................. 132 If the Supreme Court Ends Obamacare,
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