California Uninsured

A young outreach worker for Obamacare is delighted to be eligible for coverage but worries about family members with no such luck.
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After being uninsured, Payne signed up for a Covered California plan under the health law. She underwent gender reassignment surgery paid for, in part, through her new insurance, then began her new life as a woman.
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Ballerinas risk injury and high health care costs every time they perform. Allynne Noelle, principal ballerina with the Los Angeles Ballet, says the new health care law offers some relief.
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Sandra Lopez owns a popular Mexican restaurant in Newport Beach, Calif. She has to make decisions about health insurance coverage for her family and her business under the Affordable Care Act.
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Martinez was eligible for Medi-Cal but, like many others, waited a long time for her card. And even when she got coverage, she didn’t get around to using it right away.
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This young man crossed the border illegally with his parents when he was a child and is likely eligible for Medi-Cal. But he says no one ever told him that.
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Like many former foster kids, Valenzuela was entitled to Medicaid coverage until she turned 26. And she was sure she was eligible for Medi-Cal after that. But accessing these benefits was not easy.
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Brad Stevens learned the hard way that being uninsured was risky, as accidents and illness took a toll. Though he faced some delays and hassles, he was relieved to be accepted for Medi-Cal coverage in 2014.
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Pardit Pri is among the 5 million uninsured people in California. Insurance would give her peace of mind, but she worries whether she can afford it.
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A California woman had a bad experience with the state’s insurance exchange the first time around and struggled with whether to re-enroll her family.
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Kairis Chiaji was excited when she heard about the ACA, but experienced a mix-up with her application through Covered California that delayed her enrollment.
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In the remote reaches of California, a doctor’s son says coverage has nearly always eluded him, and his initial efforts to enroll in the state’s new insurance exchange were unsuccessful.
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Once deemed “uninsurable,” a businesswoman suffering from a chronic condition now has coverage — and it’s not tied to a job or a boyfriend.
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