<p>Most of our premiums aren’t due for a week or so. It’s irrelevant how many have already paid. BCBS <em>just</em> released their bills for next month and most people in MI (like myself) got them just a few days ago. I’m betting most other companies are on a similar timetable.</p>
<p>How would Peter Lee know how many people have paid? People pay their insurance company, not Covered California, and a lot of people are saying they haven’t even gotten their bills yet.</p>
<p>"In allowing people with canceled policies to claim hardship exemptions, the Obama administration is freeing them from one of the central features of the law: a requirement that most Americans must have health insurance or risk a fine. The exemption also frees them to buy “catastrophic,” or skimpy coverage. "</p>
<p>Interesting exemption. Are we insuring uninsured only to tell the insured that they can now go uninsured?</p>
<p>GP, where are we on our bet? Despite your rambling, I will take over 500,000 paying signups in California. </p>
<p>You can have the under.</p>
<p>“Responding to high call volumes, Covered California’s Service Center is extending its hours this Saturday, to operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.”</p>
<p>"“Even with substantially increased growth in the enrollment rate, Callifornia will have enrolled less than 25% of the desired 833,000* persons needed as California’s share of the 7 million enrollees projected. It is unlikely to get above 60% by the end of open enrollment.”</p>
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