More than 1,700 people in Merced County have signed up for health insurance through Covered California during the second open enrollment period, according to data released last week by the state’s health marketplace. The new totals, which account for enrollment as of Feb. 2, show that about 12,600 people have signed up for coverage in…
Good plan to train, keep doctors here: Opinion
Re “Bill aims to boost doctor training” (Page A1, Jan. 29): Born and Bred: Lets keep our doctors in the Central Valley. Health happens in communities that invest in their people and their future. The bills introduced by Sen. Anthony Cannella and Assemblyman Adam Gray SB131/AB174 tackles the San Joaquin’s Valley shortage of doctors by…
Enrollment events in Merced to offer free help signing up for health coverage
Enrollment counselors in the area are preparing for the final 12 days of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period by putting on several enrollment events throughout the county. Organizers and counselors hope that these events will push those who have no coverage to sign up for health insurance or Medi-Cal before the Feb. 15…
Sen. Cannella Introduces Legislation to Increase Physicians in the San Joaquin Valley
Assemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, and state Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, have introduced new legislation that promotes the training of more doctors in the San Joaquin Valley. Assembly Bill 174 would provide financial stability and help expand enrollment in UC Merced’s San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education, according to a press release. The program, also…