In 1849 U. S. Army Lieutenant George H. Derby performed topographical survey of the Sacramento Valley. The “Topographical Memoir Accompanying Maps of the Sacramento Valley, &c.” was found in Quarterly of the California Historical Society Vol. XI No. 2 publication dated June 1932. I found the small quarterly report in a book store in San Francisco and was attracted to it because of the inset map of the Sacramento Valley. The map is a reproduction of Lieutenant Derby’s topographical map he made for his report.
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Accessing benefits under dual eligible special needs plans
Anthem Blue Cross of California Medicare Advantage dual eligibility with Medi-Cal Special Needs Plans May 30, 2015 This guidance is generally applicable for all health insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans for dual eligible beneficiaries. Dual Eligibles (Duals) are individuals who are entitled to benefits from both the federal Medicare and state-run […]
Hiking along Oroville’s Thermalito lake trail
Virtually all visible signs of two dams on the Feather River along with thousands of feet of wooden flume and rock wall canal built in the 1890’s are hidden under the waters of the succeeding water project of Thermalito Lake in Oroville. Nonetheless, I was still drawn, like any amateur historian; to retrace the route […]
1895 Feather River diversion for gold mining
So much good history is underwater. Our 20th century dam building covered in water many interesting historic artifacts such as the remnants of a 19th century dam and diversion canal on the Feather River. A small paperback titled “Lost Beneath The Feather River” and a brief story published in Harper’s Weekly clued me into this […]
The rule book for health insurance plans and getting coverage
Sometimes getting your health insurance company to cover necessary medical expenses is like playing a big game without knowing the rules. The large professional insurance companies know all the rules and the members are just learning how to play the game. But every game has a rule book and for health insurance it can be […]
Killing grass with wrapping paper and mulch
In the winter of 2015 the time had come for me to make my front yard grass disappear. After researching various labor intensive methods of removing turf, I finally settled on smothering the grass with wrapping paper and shredded cedar mulch. While this isn’t a full proof method, killing the grass in place is […]
Anthem Blue Cross gets hit with cyber attack
Updates and announcements regarding the Anthem Blue Cross cyber attack data breach. Anthem Blue Cross, February 17th Members to get an email from us about the cyber attack To our valued business partner: We want to keep you informed about our actions in response to the cyber attack. We will begin sending emails to […]
Anthem Blue Cross includes transgender services in Evidence of Coverage
Anthem Blue Cross of California has included a section called Transgender Services in their Evidence of Coverage (EOC) documents for individual and family plans offered in California for 2015. While the seven paragraph section doesn’t provide a lot of details, it is a major step toward recognizing that individual plans must include such coverage to address the medically […]
The transgender gift of 2014
An unexpected gift to my professional and personal life this past year of 2014 has been the numerous transgender men, women and families I became acquainted with as a health insurance agent. Through numerous conversations and correspondence I realized we had more in common with the transgender community than I previously thought. In reality, most of […]
Medical Group Ratings by County
Possibly more important than the health insurance company an individual or family selects is the quality of the doctors who are in the provider network for the health plan. Many doctors belong to a medical group that handles much of the administrative work such as setting appointments and billing. Health insurance companies contact with medical groups to provide […]