Should We Bet on Obamacare in Fresno?

A Place With the Most to Gain From the New Healthcare Law Faces Serious Challenges to Implementation

Fresno County stands to gain a lot from Obamacare: It has high rates of poverty, a large population of uninsured residents, and a problem with doctor shortages. But these are both opportunities and stumbling blocks in the implementation of the new healthcare law. Has the Affordable Care Act (ACA) failed in Fresno, and will it be able to succeed? In front of a full house at Frank’s Place at Warnors Center in downtown Fresno, KPCC Southern California Public Radio health reporter and moderator for the evening Rebecca Plevin opened a …

Obamacare’s Fresno Report Card

How the Rollout of the Affordable Care Act Could’ve Gone Better and the Challenges Ahead

Website “glitches.” Long wait times for enrollment. Confusion over changes to existing health insurance plans. Not exactly the start Affordable Care Act (ACA) supporters hoped for, but in the end, …

L.A.’s Rocking a New Healthcare Culture

Thanks to Obamacare, Southern California’s Immigrants Are Seeking the Coverage They Needed

It’s still early to evaluate all the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Los Angeles and its immigrants, but public perception of and conversation about the law are …

Welcome to the U.S.! Here’s Your Health Insurance Card!

How Obamacare Is Changing the Lives of L.A.’s Immigrants

Millions of Americans have enrolled in new health insurance plans because of the expansion in coverage offered by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. One …

How Obamacare’s Dividing My Family

My U.S.-Born Siblings Will Be Covered Under the New Law. My Undocumented Parents Won’t. And I Feel Like I’m in Limbo.

I can’t remember the last time I had a medical check-up; I’m 20, and it’s been at least five years. When I was a little kid in South Los Angeles, …

Why Obamacare Is Rocking My World

It’s Cheaper. It’s Easier. And the Care Is the Same—At Least for My Family in Sacramento

In July of last year I first began planning to buy insurance for my family under the federal Affordable Care Act. Since then, I’ve reviewed my options on the Covered …