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Posts on the development and implementation of the California health insurance market place, application, account, enrollment, termination.

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Revised Covered California 2023 Income Table

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The income columns that have been updated to reflect the higher federal poverty levels are 138%, 213%, 266%, and 322%. All those income columns, based on household size, correspond to Medi-Cal eligibility for adults, Medi-Cal for Pregnant Women, Medi-Cal for Children, and Medi-Cal Assess Program and CCHIP for children in counties in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. The other income columns that are not tied to Medi-Cal eligibility remain unchanged from the 2023 open enrollment period.

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Tax Credit or Repayment? Health Insurance Subsidies for 2022

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Lines 24 through 26 of Part II of form 8962 determine if the household is eligible for an additional Premium Tax Credit. In this situation, the final household MAGI was slightly lower than estimated income amount of the Covered California application. The result is that the household is eligible for an additional $23 in Premium Tax Credit. They were eligible for an annual subsidy of $16,832, but only received $16,809.

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Why Are There Two Delta Dental HMO Plans With Different Rates?

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The Covered California plan covers no adult orthodontia unless medically necessary. The direct Delta Dental HMO plan does include adult orthodontia or braces. Neither plan covers dental implants. If you need a whiter smile, the direct Delta Dental HMO plan includes custom trays for the home bleaching process at a $125 fee.

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The 1095A Dollar Amount Numbers Explained for 2022

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Column A. Monthly enrollment premiums is the full premium rate for the health insurance that the family members were enrolled in for the month. The important role this dollar amount plays is limiting your health insurance Premium Tax Credit subsidy. You can only receive a subsidy equal to the cost of the health insurance. If you are eligible for a subsidy of $2,500 per month, but enroll in a health plan that only costs $2,000 per month, your subsidy will be limited to $2,000.

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Medi-Cal versus Covered California Income, Who Decides?

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Because Medi-Cal workers don’t understand or comprehend some of these sources of income, they terminate the Covered California enrollments of adults and children. This creates chaos for these families. An unknown, uninvited, and unauthorized individual accesses a Covered California application and makes an uneducated determination of the household’s income. Then this same elusive individual terminates coverage for individuals and families, some of them undergoing health care treatment with specific providers not in any Medi-Cal HMO network.

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Relief for Crippling Employer Health Insurance Premiums – Covered California

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The subsidy benefit for families burdened with crippling employer group health insurance premiums can be enormous. Unfortunately, acquiring the necessary employer information and calculating the affordability percentage can be daunting for some families. However, Covered California has created some worksheets and tools to help in the process.

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Did Your Covered California Subsidy Suddenly Vanish?

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In this particular case, the user ID of System-CW-San Diego alerted us that a case worker at San Diego County Medi-Cal had reviewed the application. I cannot say that the case worker changed the tax filing status. There are instances when the Medi-Cal system does not properly mesh with the Covered California CalHEERS software. There are times when conditional information is just erased or changed because of an incompatibility with the data fields.

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Adding a Parent or Stepparent as Dependents on your Covered California Application

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Effective January 1, 2023, a new California law expands the definition of “dependent” for the purposes of enrollment in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP), to include a parent or stepparent of a qualified consumer. Rules for this benefit include that a dependent parent or stepparent must:

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Blue Shield PPO Covered California Rate Increase 2022 vs 2023

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Where households realize a dramatic increase in Blue Shield PPO Covered California premiums is when the SLCSP has a small increase or negative rate change. Consumers in regions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 15, 16 and 18, where the SLCSP rate increases were in the low single digits will see a smaller subsidy. In other words, the Blue Shield PPO plan rate increases in those areas was greater than the SLCSP that the subsidy is based upon. The subsidy did not keep pace with the Blue Shield PPO rate increase like they did in regions 1 and 10.

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Why Are Your Children Suddenly Medi-Cal in Covered California?

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Many people do not update their income every year. While the income stays static, the threshold for Medi-Cal creeps up. The 2022 federal poverty levels are being applied for the 2023 Covered California subsidy and Medi-Cal eligibility. Many families are being caught by surprise that their current income is too low to maintain subsidies for their children.

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