Kevin Knauss: Health, History, Travel, Insurance
Aetna hinted in their announcement that a combination of the new health insurance exchange and required benefits forced them to pull the plug on their individual plans. In recent years, Aetna has never been very competitive in terms of price with other carriers such as Anthem Blue Cross, Health Net and Blue Shield of California
People who have Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIP) through the California PCIP are being transitioned to a federal administrator of the program July 1. Letters have been sent out to members enrolled in the PCIP program directing them to send their next payment to the National Finance Center.
The emergency regulations force all “non-grandfathered” plans to include the 10 EHBs which means that plans offered through Covered California won’t be put at a substantial competitive disadvantage. Plans not offering all the benefits would have been priced lower than plans in the state exchange. While health insurance plans offered outside the Covered California may still be less expensive for a variety of reasons, at least they will have equivalent benefit designs.
Health Net announced that under the Affordable Care Act Medical Loss Ratio requirements they would be issuing a rebate of .3% to their small groups in California based on 2012 expenditures. The letters dated May 30, 2013 are being sent to the small group administrators and subscribers.
Where do I get health insurance? 1. Medi-Cal,California’s version of Medicaid, is available to individuals and family’s whose income is Modified Adjusted Income is under 138% of the federal poverty level. Children’s dental and vision benefits are included. Adult dental benefits are also offered. Each California county administers Medi-Cal enrollment, but eligibility can be done […]
I’ve talked with numerous people who, like me, had high hopes that CO-OPs would be a consumer focused option where the business model was not driven by profits.
The big attraction is the covered bridge built in 1862 after floods washed out the previous structure. The Point Defiance trail loop provides great views and takes you through a variety of ecological settings.
It was nice to see that Kaiser of Northern California has put out an easy to read fee schedule for different office visits, procedures and lab tests.
The federally subsidized Pre-Existing Insurance Plan (PCIP) authorized and funded by the Affordable Care Act will stop accepting new applications as of March 2, 2013.
Pure and simple, the mortgage interest deduction (MID) helps sell houses and that’s what real estate agents do, sell homes.
