Covered California celebrates the success of a health insurance coverage plan for only $ 1 per month

More of 76, 000 California residents have enrolled in the past five weeks and there are hundreds of thousands more who are eligible for the American Rescue Plan

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More of 76, 000 California people have signed up in the past five weeks for coverage of minimum cost health insurance through the plan “American Rescue” and there is still time for more Californians to benefit, he said Covered California .

The American Rescue plan is helping more people sign up for lowest cost health coverage since 19 April, now up to four times more consumers are covered at a cost of as little as $ 1 per month . That’s what they are paying almost the 50% of all Covered California recipients reported.

Timeliness is crucial, especially in the shadow of the catastrophic COVID pandemic – 21, whose worst days are behind us.

In this special period, 60, 360 people have been able to enroll in the program, compared to 49,257 on the same period last year and 19, 986 in the year 2019. will begin to obtain the benefit from June 1 .

Covered California indicated that the Californians who do not have health insurance . In the state there are about 810, 000 uninsured and eligible for Covered California, plus a million more eligible for Medi-Cal.

They are also Eligible California residents who are enrolled in health coverage purchased through a health insurance company (about 270, 000 have that type of coverage without receiving financial assistance.)

In other words, the “American Rescue” plan can not only help many to get coverage that they do not have today, but also so that many who already have one, can replace it for a lower-cost one.

“For less than the price of a bus trip or a soft drink, you can get high-quality coverage from some of the best doctors and hospitals in the country, ”said Peter V. Lee, CEO of Covered California in a statement. “Don’t miss out on this historic opportunity, you owe it to yourself” .

Covered California indicated that interested people can find out how much money they can save by visiting the portal CoveredCA.com/espanol by entering zip code, income and ages. For questions, call (800) 300 – 0213.

Covered California is an independent state government entity whose mission is to make the health insurance marketplace work for consumers.