Connecting the uninsured

Contra Costa County residents who are uninsured attended a health care fair last month in Richmond to figure out what to do to get covered. Some had tried to enroll in Obamacare, only to find out that they don't qualify or need to take further action. The fair presented an opportunity to clear up these confusions and connect people to the right channels to get insured. "I applied for Covered California, they sent me a letter saying I didn’t qualify for them as well because I’m low income — so they automatically sent my application to Medi-Cal. But I’ve been waiting for this answer since February, and I haven’t received anything." Read more on Richmond Pulse.