Covered California Keeps Rates Low by Increasing Silver Plan Deductibles
Deductibles for Silver plans 70, 73, and 87 have spiked for 2020 in Covered California, which helps keeps premiums low.
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Federally Guaranteed Basic Monthly Income, Happening Now at Covered California
From my perspective, universal basic monthly income is already happening. Covered California gets money from the federal government and then sends it to the health plans. Whether the average amount is $424 or the real-world case of $2,094 per month, the Covered California subsidy is a real dollar amount that helps thousands of families in California. Perhaps Yang and Harris should study how the ACA and Covered California work and not tout their proposals has new or groundbreaking. The federal government is already paying out money on behalf of millions of health insurance consumers to make the monthly premiums affordable, which frees up money to pay all the other bills.
Federally Guaranteed Basic Monthly Income Happening Now at Covered California.mp3 (6.07 MB)
Federally Guaranteed Basic Monthly Income Happening Now at Covered California
Californian's eligible for the Covered California ACA tax credit subsidies are already receiving a basic monthly income, similar to the proposals of presidential candidates
Small Covered California Errors Can Trigger Cancellation.mp3 (3.78 MB)
Small Covered California Errors Can Trigger Cancellation
If you get a confusing letter from Covered California, immediately call your agent or a customer service representative. Not responding to little questions from Covered California can cause the loss of health insurance as one family found out the hard way.
Explaining Federal Poverty Level Income for Medi-Cal and Covered California.mp3 (3.86 MB)
Explaining Federal Poverty Level Income for Medi-Cal and Covered California
Overview of how the Federal Poverty Level income amounts relate to eligibility for Medi-Cal and Covered California.
Covered California Fixes Medi-Cal Error Eligibility
Covered California has developed a reprieve from immediate reporting to SAWS in the event of an error on the application that triggers Medi-Cal eligibility. The one-day delay in reporting the eligibility results to Medi-Cal is outlined in the CalHEERS 19.7 release scheduled to be implement on July 22, 2019.
Need Help with Covered California, Call Your Agent
The family continued to wait, not paying any of the invoices they received because they figured that Covered California was working to resolve the issue. The health insurance plan was terminated by the health plan for lack of payment. If the consumer does not pay the all the premiums after 90 days, the consumer loses the right to make all the back-premium payments and reinstate the health plan. This is what happened to the family.
Covered California Makes It Easier to Pay and Cancel Coverage
Prior to the 19.4 update, I could always review the documents and correspondence for an account as an agent. This information was vital to see when letters were sent out and if they were returned to Covered California. It also showed which documents we had uploaded for verification purposes like income or residency. As of Monday, May 20, this section has vanished.
Covered California Fixes Medi-Cal Pregnancy Glitch
Until Covered California fixed the glitch, all women who reported they were pregnant were channeled into the Full Scope Medi-Cal for Pregnant Women program and had their Covered California health plans automatically terminated. This was a nightmare for many families as it completely disrupted their plans for the OBGYN they wanted to see and where they wanted to have their baby delivered.
Covered California 1095-A & Loss of Monthly Subsidy
The 1095-A is almost as important as filing taxes. Even if you did not owe taxes in 2017, but still received the APTC, you have to file a tax return. Covered California has been notified by the IRS if a current household, receiving the subsidy, has not filed a 2017 tax return. Covered California is sending out letters to consumers that their current monthly APTC subsidy will be terminated if they do not resolve the issue.
