Readers of the Vitality Blog know that Vitality’s home office is located in Ventura, California. We serve California health insurance clients from around the state and we’re also a proud member of the Ventura business community as well as having team members who are proud members of the Ventura County community at large.

Also serving the Ventura Community is the Community Memorial Health System with its Community Memorial Hospital here in Ventura; Ojai Valley Community Hospital located in Ojai; along with various Centers for Family Health located around Ventura County. Also serving the medical needs of community residents is the Ventura County Medical Center. Since both hospitals are located on the same major thoroughfare here in Ventura, both area residents and visitors to the community have seen the building projects and growth of these two facilities over the course of time. In fact, Community Memorial is planning to build an entirely new facility which will sit adjacent to the existing facility and is scheduled to be opened for use by 2013.

We mention these projects because both are likely indicative of the need for better, more efficient delivery of hospital services and other health care systems to serve the needs of California health insurance consumers as we welcome the positive impact Health Reform and the Affordable Care Act will have on the number of insured California residents in the years ahead. It is estimated that 32 million previously uninsured Americans will have access to health coverage because of the new legislation.

Health Reform has brought or will bring many changes to the California health insurance scene and those changes are already taking place: Access to health coverage for young adults who can continue to utilize their parents’ California health plans; the establishment of federally funded high risk pools for adults with pre-existing conditions that had previously precluded their access to affordable California health insurance plan options. Changes and new regulations will be coming online over the course of the next few years, all leading up to the full implementation of Health Exchanges scheduled for unveiling in 2014.

Change can bring questions and/or concerns: That’s what your Vitality Health Insurance professional is here to help with. Our client services are free and we’ll be happy to review your questions and provide our always free careful, considerate consultative services to you, your family, and even your California small business. We are also dedicated to helping you regardless of insured status: If a private California health insurance plan is not viable at this time but you’re seeking information about other possible options such as the aforementioned federally funded high risk pool as a practical option for yourself or a family member, look to us and our reliable Vitality Blog to serve you.