Covered California urges consumers to make health plan changes before Jan. 31 deadline

Covered California and Bay Area health organizations made a public appeal in Oakland on Tuesday to urge Californians to enroll in health insurance plans before Jan. 31.

Covered California executive director Jessica Altman and representatives of Alameda Health Consortium, East Bay-based Asian Health Services, and the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley spoke at the briefing in downtown Oakland.