How insurance agents are contributing to Covered California enrollment

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Apr 18, 2014

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How insurance agents are contributing to Covered California enrollment

According to the latest data, 41 percent of those enrolled through the state website, and another 40 percent went through certified insurance agents, like our next guest, Raymond Dietz.

Though Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, has a Chinese-language site, many Asian-Americans prefer to buy insurance in person.

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According to the latest data, 41 percent of those enrolled through the state website, and another 40 percent went through certified insurance agents, like our next guest, Raymond Dietz.

After extending the enrollment deadline by two weeks, California's health insurance exchange, Covered California, reports it's signed up more than 200,000 new consumers. That brings the grand total for Covered California up to 1.4 million people.

According to the latest data, 41 percent of those enrolled through the state website, and another 40 percent went through certified insurance agents, like our next guest, Raymond Dietz.