The Berkeley-based Greenlining Institute, in noting that Obamacare turns 3 on March 23, calls it a major milestone for Americans of color. Millions are gaining health insurance coverage as key provisions come into effect. Here is their statement: Millions of Americans will gain health coverage thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), [...]
Stockton’s member of Congress released the following statement today: Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, wrote to Secretary Eric Shinseki of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, calling on the VA to guarantee and expedite funding for the construction of a new veterans medical facility and nursing home in San Joaquin County. McNerney was instrumental in securing [...]
Michael Astrue, commissioner of Social Security, has announced the agency is expanding the services available with a my Social Security account, a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their working years and continuing throughout the time they receive Social Security benefits. More than 60 million Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) [...]
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has unveiled a new consumer protection tool for California seniors, who have traditionally been prime targets for con artists. The California Department of Insurance (CDI) is hosting a new Web site www.seniors.ca.gov to educate seniors and their advocates and provide helpful information about how to avoid becoming victims of personal or financial [...]
This information is from the Department of Health and Human Services: People in the market for health insurance will soon have clear, understandable and straightforward information on what health plans will cover, what limitations or conditions will apply, and what they will pay for services thanks to the Affordable Care Act – the health reform [...]
