California Uninsured In A Changing Environment

California Uninsured

In A Changing Environment

Public Opinion Roundup

Survey: Millions More Californians Insured After Obamacare Launch, Medicaid Expansion Survey Confirms Significant Drop In California’s Uninsured California Survey: Newly Insured Satisified With Coverage, More Financially Secure

Jessica Bravo

Student Costa Mesa, Calif. 20s

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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2013 Uninsured 2014 Applied For Medi-Cal 2015 Medi-Cal

Devin Payne

Photographer Palm Springs, Calif. 40s

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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2013 Uninsured 2014 Individual Policy 2015 Individual Policy

Allynne Noelle

Ballerina Santa Monica, Calif. 30s

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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2013 Uninsured 2014 Employer Coverage

Sandra Lopez

Restaurant Owner Newport Beach, Calif. 40s

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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2013 Uninsured 2014 Individual Policy 2015 Individual Policy

Teresa Martinez

Hairdresser East L.A., Calif. 60s

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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2013 Uninsured 2014 Medi-Cal 2015 Medi-Cal 2016 Medi-Cal

Carlos Velazquez

Self-Employed Compton, Calif. 30s

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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2013 Uninsured

Marcy Valenzuela

Former Foster Child El Monte, Calif. 20s

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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2013 Uninsured 2014 Medi-Cal 2015 Medi-Cal

Brad Stevens

Massage Therapist Lakeport, Calif. 50s

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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2013 Uninsured 2014 Medi-Cal

Pardit Pri

Administrative Asst. Orange County, Calif. 30s

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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2013 Uninsured

Cecily Liu

Accountant Richmond, Calif. 30s

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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2013 Uninsured 2014 Individual Policy 2015 Individual Policy 2016 Individual Policy

Kairis Chiaji

Doula Sacramento, Calif. 40s

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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2013 Uninsured 2014 Individual Policy 2015 Individual Policy

Steve Mercill

Caregiver Hayfork, Calif. 60s

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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2014 Uninsured 2015 Uninsured

Leslie Ziegler

Entrepreneur San Francisco, Calif. 30s

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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2014 Individual Policy 2015 Individual Policy 2016 Individual Policy