Blue Shield of California will be implementing a new online payment system for their individual and family plan members in 2018. Consumers with off-exchange health plans, those bought directly from Blue Shield and not from Covered California will be transitioned to the new billing system in March … [Read More...]
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- 2025 Special Enrollment Period for Covered CaliforniaExcept for a few qualifying life events, you have a 60-day special enrollment period window to enroll in health insurance from the date of the event. The qualifying life events listed below are of May 2025. Proposed rule changes by the Trump administration may mean some events are no longer eligible for the special enrollment […]
- Covered California Weak Response to Social Media Data BreachThe management of websites, especially as large and complicated as Covered California, requires professionals that understand all the code, trackers, cookies, and tags. It is surprising that the Covered California IT team missed the tag that was gathering personal information and sending it to LinkedIn. The post Covered California Weak Response to Social Media Data […]
- Consumer Fear, Caution over Covered California QuestionsPresident Trump has instilled fear and caution in consumers applying for health insurance. Some consumers are skipping over optional questions that pertain to ethnicity and gender identity fearful their responses may be used against them in the future by the Trump administration. I agree with them. The post Consumer Fear, Caution over Covered California Questions […]
- Hello Dr. Oz… From Covered CaliforniaCentral to Altman’s response, and threads through eleven-page letter, is that Covered California’s success is a function of the flexibility the state had to implement innovative strategies to help consumers enroll in health insurance. The new CMS rules are based on a one-size-fits-all concept when each state’s population is different. The post Hello Dr. Oz… […]
- Gears of Insurance: Deductible, Coinsurance, CopaymentsAll health, dental, and vision insurance plans will have mechanisms that have the plan member pay a certain portion of the provided services. When you know how the different parts of the member cost-sharing work overtime, it is easier to predict future costs. The post Gears of Insurance: Deductible, Coinsurance, Copayments appeared first on IMK.