California health insurance exchange sparks controversy

October 16, 2014October 13, 2014 S.Vagus

Covered California awards $184 million in contracts to organizations associated with executive director California’s health insurance exchange, called Covered California, has sparked some controversy this week. According to records obtained by the Associated Press through the state’s Public Records Act, some $184 million in no-bid contracts have been awarded to numerous organizations throughout the state. This is controversial because these contracts were awarded without the competitive bidding and oversight process that is common in the state government. Some of the deals awarded have sent millions of dollars to organizations that…

States without health overhaul plans contain 75 percent of uninsured Americans

January 23, 2012May 5, 2013

According to an analysis performed by the Associated Press, three out of every four Americans who do not have health insurance are residents of states that have not yet established how they will be meeting the requirements of the healthcare overhaul. According to the same analysis, the largest medical coverage safety net in American history is progressing, but is doing so in sudden sharp leaps and pauses. At the moment, according to insurance coverage data provided by the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan group, the country is in a truly patchwork…