California Nets 11K QHP Selections, 33K Medicaid Applications In First Days Of Enrollment

Officials with Covered California, the nation's largest state-based exchange, announced Thursday (Nov. 20) that nearly 36,000 consumers are deemed eligible for exchange coverage and more than 11,000 picked a plan during the initial four days of 2015 open enrollment. State officials say that more than 69,000 consumers have submitted applications for coverage either through an exchange plan or the state's Medicaid program in the same time period. “We had a strong start when we opened Saturday for Covered California, and...