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Health insurance exchange in California to be the largest in the country

March 15, 2013March 14, 2013 H. Cutner

The Golden State is getting ready to provide the largest marketplace in the United States. California is steaming ahead with its plans for implementing its health insurance exchange, which is going to be an important accomplishment in the country simply because it is set to be the largest marketplace among all of the states. This particular exchange is among those that will be state run, which will also be notable due to its size. Though California has claimed that it was the first to begin its health insurance marketplace, there…

Health insurance refund checks circulating throughout California

March 7, 2013March 6, 2013 Logan B.

Fake checks being issued to health insurance consumers Reimbursement checks from the California Department of Insurance have been circulating throughout the state. Many of these checks are in regards to health insurance, offering consumers refunds for their coverage or to help cover the cost of their health insurance policies. The checks have come as a surprise to many consumers throughout the state, also raising suspicion as the Department of Insurance had not informed consumers that they would be receiving these checks in any way. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has announced…

Health insurance in some parts of California may be on the rise

February 21, 2013April 14, 2014 Guest Author

Bay Area residents may experience hikes in their premiums for their coverage next year. Consumers living in the Bay Area could potentially experience increases to their health insurance premiums, say some industry experts, if new proposals are all to pass by lawmakers in the state. The federal healthcare law is currently being interpreted by lawmakers and could lead to some added cost. Though some have predicted that there could be health insurance rate increases by as much as 20 percent, others don’t believe that the increases will be anywhere near…

Health insurance law in California includes more details

February 15, 2013April 30, 2013

The state has just revealed new details into its plans for implementing the federal healthcare reforms. California residents are now receiving their first look at what the health insurance changes will be in California as that state gets itself ready to implement the various required elements of the federal healthcare reforms. State officials have now laid out the various policy details that will become available to residents next year. This represents the California’s effort to comply with the federal reforms to the healthcare system, which include the individual mandate that…

Health insurance to be offered to Costco members by Aetna

January 29, 2013January 28, 2013 H. Cutner

The insurer has now unveiled a new program for individual coverage in California. Aetna has just announced the unveiling of a new health insurance program in California through which they will be offering individual plans to members of Costco. This program is geared toward meeting the needs of Costco members in an affordable way. The coverage is called the Costco Personal Health Insurance program. It includes five different types of plans, which are broad major medical benefits, a number of assistance services, a large provider and hospital network, dental options,…

Health insurance exchange in California now under construction

January 24, 2013April 30, 2013

The Golden State is now working on the first of the marketplaces in the country. An industry expert in California has said that it will be interesting to watch how the state works on developing the first health insurance exchange in the country and then implements it for use by its residents and small businesses. California has now received its federal government funding in order to implement the marketplace. In fact, the state is now the recipient of $674 million federal dollars for the implementation of its health insurance exchange.…

Health insurance for transgender patients still being denied in Oregon and California

January 14, 2013April 30, 2013

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These two states require coverage of this nature and are telling insurers to stop denying healthcare. California and Oregon regulators have now issued a relatively quiet directive to some health insurance companies in order to have them cease their policies for denying coverage to transgender patients due to the nature of their gender identities. Insurers in these states aren’t required to provide specific medical treatments but cannot deny healthcare. The regulators in California and Oregon have now instructed some private health insurance companies that they cannot deny the claims for…