Only two plans, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California will be available in all the 19 regions in California. All of the regions will have at least 3 health insurance plans to choose from. Many of the plans are region specific to areas such as San Diego, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area. In addition, some of the plans have concentrated primarily in Medi-Cal and Medicare market and this will be their first push into the individual market.
Covered California Application
Posts related to the Covered California application, consumer account, estimating income, household size, monthly subsidies, health plans, Medi-Cal, and terminations.
Covered California funds massive outreach and education effort
The overwhelming majority of the funds in the individual market are allocated to organizations targeting specific counties to promote Covered California.
COBRA, HIPAA plan member will save under Covered California
Seriously, can you fathom a middle income man paying over $8,000 per year for health insurance? From COBRA or HIPAA.
Creating an In Person Assister Army for Covered California
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 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.