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Covered California provides affordable healthcare access, powered by AWS

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Before the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented, purchasing insurance in the individual market proved challenging for those without employer-sponsored health benefits. In 2013, more than 17% of Californians did not have health insurance. This was particularly true in California, where more than 39 million people live.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

Procurement Notes

There are four major categories of purchases covered in the CPI-U: food, energy, commodities like cars and clothes, and services like rent and healthcare.” [1] For example, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [27] Thus, we are presently in a time of accelerating wages. May 2022 +8.6%