Posted in L.A. Biz Journal on August 5, 2014 | Kathy Robertson Senior Staff Writer, Sacramento Business Journal
Rates are one big issue for consumers who shop through Covered California. The other is whether there are enough doctors to treat everybody who signed up.… Read the rest
Announcing Cal INDEX – next generation Health Information Exchange
Anthem Blue Cross is announcing today a truly historic partnership with Blue Shield – the creation of Cal INDEX a statewide health information exchange.
The California Integrated Data Exchange (Cal INDEX) is a comprehensive collection of electronic patient records which will include clinical data from healthcare providers and health insurers.… Read the rest
Now that Governor Brown has signed SB 1446, the “Grandmothering” bill, the law has taken immediate effect as an “urgency statute.”
SB 1446 offers transitional relief for small employers renewing September through December 2014. This relief allows the employer plan to be renewed until January 1, 2015, and continue to be in force until December 31, 2015.… Read the rest
Today, Covered California announced 10 health insurance plans have been tentatively selected to be in the Exchange for calendar year 2015.
Here is a link to the press release and leadership remarks regarding this announcement. The tentative selection of health plans is subject to rate review by state regulators and is expected to be finalized in late September.… Read the rest
California consumers who were faced with technical problems in their last-minute efforts to apply online for health coverage by the March 31 deadline now have until April 15 to complete an enrollment application, but they must do so with the assistance of a certified agent.… Read the rest
President Obama announced at a November 14 press conference that people with health care coverage that is not Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant may be able to keep their plans in 2014. The action comes after several million people across the United States have received notices from their insurance carriers indicating their policies will be cancelled at the end of the year.… Read the rest
Week of October 28, 2013
With Congress now focused on dissecting the troubled rollout of health insurance exchanges, the Obama administration is making modifications to its marketplace schedule and is facing pressure to do more. The administration announced last week that it will issue new guidance pushing back the date by which individuals must have health care coverage or face a penalty.… Read the rest
Notices about the health insurance exchanges have to be given to current workers no later than Oct. 1, 2013. Starting Oct. 1, the notices have to be given to new workers on the day they are hired. At this time, there is no penalty for not providing the notice.… Read the rest
Happy Labor Day Weekend! I hope you all have had a safe, healthy and happy summer. Hard to believe that Fall and the Holidays are just around the corner. Ok, I’ll stop. Also right around the corner is the impending change in our healthcare system, more specifically, the “Health Insurance Exchange”.… Read the rest
On February 13th, Covered California (our state’s health insurance exchange) released its standardized plan benefit structure for plans offered under the Affordable Care Act starting in 2014. These benefits must be offered in the individual and small group (under 50 employees) markets both inside and outside of Covered California’s marketplace. … Read the rest