In 2010, the federal government enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which aims to increase the number of Americans with insurance and cut the overall costs of health care.

As of 2014, about 2.6 million Californians will qualify for federal financial assistance and an additional 2.7 million who do not qualify for assistance will benefit from guaranteed coverage through Covered California or from an insurance company in the individual market. An estimated 2.3 million California residents will enroll in a health plan through Covered California by 2017. You could be eligible to enroll.

If you would like to learn more about the Affordable Care Act and Covered California, I encourage you to attend the Covered California Town Hall, scheduled for this week:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 2013
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (doors open at 2:30)
Laney College Theatre
900 Fallon Street
Oakland, CA 94607

Space is limited.  To register, please call (888) 975-1141.
To learn more about Covered California, please visit their website: http://www.coveredca.com.