Covered California – Page 2

The Many Unintended Consequences of AB 5

December 10, 2019 8:58 pmDecember 13, 2019 10:16 am

AB 5 is a form of deplatforming, but less subtle and equally harmful. It is blatant oppression. By now anyone who works as an independent contractor in California has heard of AB 5, which will force companies to reclassify them as...

Restoring Obamacare in California

June 11, 2019 2:44 pmJune 12, 2019 10:36 am

“On his first day in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a sweeping health care plan that would prop up the Affordable Care Act, expand health care for undocumented immigrants and give the state new powers to negotiate drug prices.” That...

Gavin Newsom’s California Budget: Undocumented Immigrants Will Get Health Care Coverage

June 10, 2019 6:12 pmJune 12, 2019 6:15 am

California Democrats reached a budget deal late Sunday agreeing to pay for undocumented immigrants living in the country illegally to have full health benefits, while abandoning the $140 million water tax on residential customers. Undocumented immigrants between the ages of...

Newsom Proposes State-Funded Health Coverage for Illegal Immigrants

January 9, 2019 6:30 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:01 am

Once he was sworn-in Monday as California’s 40th Governor, Gavin Newsom wasted no time in getting to work on his campaign promises, proposing state-funded full scope Medi-Cal healthcare coverage to 138,000 illegal immigrant adults ages 19-26. Newsom also reinstated the...