The effort to assemble a force of an estimated 21,000 individuals to assist millions of Californians without health insurance to enroll through Covered California is nothing short of building a small army.
Covered California
Posts on the development and implementation of the California health insurance market place, application, account, enrollment, termination.
Covered California may cancel your current health insurance
Beyond what some folks will classify as unnecessary government meddling in the market place by mandating the termination of some health insurance plans, the model contract reads like a consumer advocate manifesto.
Health insurance may be unaffordable for families in group plans
Health care reform, which was suppose to make health insurance affordable, may force employees in group plans to make unaffordable choices.
Covered California Director Peter Lee answers questions
It’s not often that you get to ask questions of a director whose organization will soon have over half a billion in annual revenue. Peter Lee, director of Covered California and arguably the largest “start up” in California’s history, answered question from anyone about the new health insurance market under the state exchange.
Covered California glimpse of enrollment website
Covered California offers a glimpse of their enrollment website for purchasing state health exchange insurance.
Covered California builds small business group plans with PCMI
While having a fully functional small business Covered California portal is important, it still remains to be seen how many of the estimated 375,000 small businesses in California will actually participate to set up health insurance plans for employees.
Covered California Milliman study shows pumped rates
The Covered California Milliman study suggests that there might be as much as a 15% difference from the statewide average health insurance rate depending on a person’s location.
Will Obamacare become a paperwork nightmare?
Will the new healthcare reform insurance application (aka Obamacare) become a bureaucratic paperwork nightmare?
Covered California Assister Program starts to take shape
California’s developing health insurance exchange, Covered California, presented two webinars recently to review the streamline application process and budding Assister Program to help residents sign up for health insurance through the new state exchange.
Covered California health exchange may fail competition test
With the release of the Covered California Standard Benefit Plans and the Cost Estimator on the website, health insurance plans through California’s health insurance exchange may prove to be unaffordable for what consumers expect.
