Covered California urges Kern residents to sign up for health care amid increased financial help [The Bakersfield Californian]
Nov. 18—Roughly 120,000 people who reside in eastern
Event speakers conveyed the affordability of signing up for health care under Covered California while instilling its importance. Activist
"This person would have died had he not enrolled in Covered California," Huerta added.
Huerta noted that enrolling in Covered California won't affect immigration status, and protecting your own health ensures others are protected, too. Going to an emergency room when an illness becomes unmanageable is often more expensive than getting preventative health care.
"This is such a gem, a treasure that we have in our state," Huerta added of Covered California.
Farmworkers and low-income families always say their main priority is ensuring they remain healthy, Huerta said, which supports the importance of signing up for health care coverage.
More than 1 million Californians are eligible for health care coverage but have forgone signing up, said
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act led to decreased costs for people in nearly every income bracket, according to a Covered California news release.
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