Anna Gorman

Latino lawmakers and health leaders in California are sounding alarms about the state insurance marketplace’s tactics for enrolling Spanish speakers and are urging changes after the recent announcement that fewer than 1,000 had signed up in the health law’s first month.

In a push to get millions signed up for new insurance options, health officials are counting on physicians. They’re motivated by a long-standing principle: People trust their doctors. But like everyone else, physicians have differing opinions on the law: Some promote it and others oppose it. In fact, both sides of the political debate are using health care providers to get out their messages.

Health insurance companies are sending notices of cancellation to hundreds of thousands of people who buy their own coverage, frustrating some consumers who want to keep what they have and forcing others to buy more expensive policies.