Enroll, call the doctors themselveses to make sure they are covered, something guda assumed covered california had done for him. The thing is they have all these doctors in network, but they dont and it doesnt work. Reporter anthem says it is constantly update its list to insure accuracy and says in some cases doctors may not realize they have an agreement to accept patients on some of these new policies. If you find yourself in a situation, email us at kpix. Com. Eyely, thank you for that. Even though rain is finally in the forecast, the states water situation is still bleak at best. But it wasnt that long ago that some state reservoirs were being drained. Kpix5s allen martin has more. Reporter right now the water is two thirds empty in the Russian River downstream is just a trickle. Many people are shaking their heads asking why did it have to get this bad . For Mike Martinez, its a long, dry walk. 7776. This is as low as 776, 77. This is as low as i have ever saint. It is scary. Wat
There is another rain chance even after this one, we will talk about when coming up. Thank you paul. Well kpix5s andria borba is live where it is snowing finally. Reporter liz, it just stopped a little while ago, but it dropped eight inches of this stuff. At the moment, the only snow coming up to here is the stuff they are making up on the mountain. This is the aftermath of the first winter storm in the sierra in 50 days. At 5500 feet, there is barely a dusting a snow. All along i80, snowplows roamed with their blades up. Not even enough snow to scrape off the asphalt. Today, the word from the state department, the eight inches of snow last night is historically bad. That wasnt nearly enough to make a dent in the drought. Reporter a minimal dusting was enough to raise spirits at the ski resort. That said, the snow making operations have been going on nonstop here since november putting up as much as a foot of man maid powder a night. Supplementing what nature is not providing. I cannot
The Affordable Care act is here. Weve heard the hype and the the criticism. Beginning january 1st, just that everyone in the country will be required to have Health Insurance. Here in california, the state is offering a one to that marketplace called covered california. Feeling overwhelmed about all this . Dont worry. Well tell what it means for people who do have insurance and those who dont. For those who dont and people who want to buy their own insurance, thats where it comes into the picture. Well go through all the options and talk money. Well show you how to figure out what youll likely pay and who is eligible for tax credits. Well also show you what services will be covered. So lets get started. It is estimated that 7 million californians dont have Health Insurance so it come as a big surprise that many people are flocking to covered california to check out what their options are. We begin our coverage with sam brock who shows us who is eligible or the buy Health Insurance. Cal
Act explaining who it means. We will go through all of the Insurance Options and talk money, specifically well show you how to figure out what youll likely pay and who is eligible for tax credit. Well also show you what services will be covered. So lets get started. All right. It is estimated that 7 million californians dont have Health Insurance so it shouldnt come as a big surprise that many people are flocking to covered california to check out their options. We begin with sam brock who shows us exactly whos eligible to buy health on covered california. Californians with Health Insurance, without Health Insurance and trying to find quality Health Insurance covered california offers a Little Something for everybody. The only qualify dagss for purchasing on the exchange is that you are a legal resident and that you are not incarcer e incarcerat incarcerated. Dana howard helped us trace out whos likely to join and in what numbers. It will take a few years but projections show 1. 4 new
Forced to find a differently mode of transportation after the second transit strike this year. We begin tonight with the story that was at the heart of the government gridlock that finally eased this week. The Affordable Care act, and the rocky rollout of a crucial part of it. Since the health care websites launched on october 1st Many Americans have been unable to sign up through the Health Insurance exchange offered by the federal government. And as of this week, theres word that the Health Care Exchange technical infrastructure. Even though theres been challenges enrolling through the website, people are enrolling across the country. Off the past few over the past few hours, the white house has been tweeting enrollment numbers. In kentucky over 10,000 have enrolled in health care coverage. In washington state, nearly 9500 have enrolled and in two weeks more than 100,000 californians have started health care plirgses through the applications through the obamacare marketplace. The fed