Are you insured?
Posted on December 14, 2014 by Kiyoshi Koiwai in News
Casey Koiwai
Chronicle Reporter
Health insurance is the last thing to be concerned about, but there’s a way for you and your family to have affordable to free health care. Covered California is a LAUSD-approved program for people to have the available information about health care and other additional support. There are 4 different levels of coverage: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. “At each level, all insurance plans offer the same benefits, allowing consumers to determine which level is best for them based on the expected use of medical services,” said in the Covered California Fact Sheet. The bronze coverage is the least cost per month at the expense of high medical bill. While platinum is their premium package, offering the highest cost per month but almost everything is paid for medical expenses.
On their website, they can calculate the best possible coverage. All they ask for is the number of people in the household, the annual income, ZIP code, age of the oldest person in the household, and if anyone has any disabilities such as blindness or pregnant. Or if you are a dependent child, you are still eligible for Medi-Cal or financial help through Covered California. According to Mr. Fenderson, “their goal is to inform the public about general health care and not get the most people to sign up.”
Mr. Fenderson offered his services last semester but he was not successful. He spoke to his classes about the program but not many people wanted to sign up. This year, he encourages Leadership to participate in the teen outreach program where they contact at least 10 people, if they are relatives or acquaintances, about the kind of services Covered California has to offer. If you wish to help, enrollment is open until Feb. 15 and training until Jan. 22, or contact Mr. Fenderson in Room 222.
