Covered California Thursday (July 16) announced that nearly 210,000 residents have enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage through the COVID-19 special enrollment period opened March 20. The country’s largest state-run exchange also approved a 16% budget increase for the 2020- 2021 fiscal year, including millions more for consumer services and outreach. “These are unprecedented times, and Covered California is stepping up to answer the call for the millions of Californians who have been affected by this recession and pandemic,” Covered...