Crush of Obamacare signups expected before deadline By Audrey McNamara Millions lose health coverage during pandemic
Tuesday is the last day to sign up for Obamacare in 36 states, while another 14 and Washington, D.C. have later dates. The federal health insurance program accessible at healthcare.gov has seen a crush of signups as the open enrollment deadline approaches, and coronavirus cases continue to surge.
Over 915,000 people signed up for Obamacare from November 29 to December 5, the fifth week of open enrollment and most recent data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services weekly enrollment snapshot. That s nearly double the week prior, when 523,020 people selected plans, which itself was about a 50% increase from the same time period last year.
RI Governor Gina Raimondo. Photo: GoLocal File
On Thursday, December 3, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo put an end to speculation that she would be President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
“I am not going to be President-elect Biden’s nominee for HHS Secretary,” she said at her weekly press conference, saying, “I realize rumors are rampant.”
In the article “Inside Biden’s Struggle to Manage Factions in the Democratic Party,” they write, “The competition for senior offices has strained valuable political alliances, vexing some of Joe Biden’s key supporters from the Democratic primary contest.”
California Seeks Court Help With Investigation of Amazon Coronavirus Policies
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday petitioned a court to force Amazon.com Inc. to comply with outstanding subpoenas over a state investigation into its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The petition, filed with the Sacramento County Superior Court, accused Amazon of failing to adequately follow the state’s information requests as part of an investigation into the company’s coronavirus protocols and status of COVID-19 cases at its California facilities.
“Amazon has delayed responding adequately to our investigative requests long enough,” Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to serve as U.S. secretary of health and human services, said in the petition.
California Seeks Order Compelling Compliance With COVID-19 Protocol Subpoenas
December 15, 2020
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has asked a state court to force investigative subject Amazon.com, Inc. to comply with formal requests for information regarding COVID-19 protocols and the status of cases at Amazon facilities. The e-commerce giant has allegedly been limited in its responsiveness, prompting California to enlist the judiciary’s help, Becerra’s office announced Monday.
The petition comes after months of “informal communication” with Amazon regarding its workplace health and safety measures. On Aug. 19, the California Department of Justice issued subpoenas seeking details about “the nature and extent of Amazon’s coronavirus prevention efforts, including with regard to sick leave policies and cleaning procedures, as well as raw data on the number of infections and deaths at their facilities in the state.” The need for information has grown with the pu
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