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Sutter Reaches New Agreement With Stanford Health Care

October 20, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Sutter, Stanford, Doctors

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the Sutter Health Plus network in Alameda County and western Contra Costa County is expanding to include primary care physicians and specialists at University HealthCare Alliance and Affinity Medical Group IPA.

Filed Under: Sutter Health Plus Tagged With: Affinity Medical Group, East Bay, Health Insurance, Stanford, Sutter, University HealthCare Alliance

WHA Responds To Northern California Fires In Napa And Sonoma Counties

October 15, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Counseling Services with Magellan Health – Free, confidential counseling services are available to all WHA members. Magellan will also assist members with referrals to local non-profit organizations, shelters and additional community-based support to assist individuals as they work to cope with the feelings of fear, sadness, anger and hopelessness related to these kinds of natural disasters.

Filed Under: WHA Tagged With: Fire, Help, Northern California, Response, Western Health Advantage, WHA

Covered California Keeps Premiums Stable by Adding Cost-Sharing Reduction Surcharge Only to Silver Plans to Limit Consumer Impact

October 11, 2017 By Kevin Knauss 1 Comment

In the absence of a federal commitment to continue funding cost-sharing reduction (CSR) reimbursements through the upcoming year, Covered California health insurance companies will add a surcharge to Silver-tier products in 2018. However, because the surcharge will only be applied to Silver-tier plans, nearly four out of five consumers will see their premiums stay the same or decrease, since the amount of financial help they receive will also rise. Those who do not get financial help will not have to pay a surcharge.

Filed Under: Covered California Tagged With: Covered California, Increase, Plan, Rate, Silver, Surcharge

New Survey Highlights Continued Need for Marketing of Health Insurance

October 6, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

In addition, the study found that the political debates in Washington had spurred uncertainty among the uninsured and those who have a health plan through Covered California. However, while nearly two-thirds of those surveyed reported they were concerned about the future of Covered California and the Affordable Care Act, four out of five still plan to renew their coverage.

Filed Under: Covered California Tagged With: Consumers, Covered California, Marketing

Sutter Health Plus Plans Expansion to Santa Cruz County

October 5, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Once approved, the Sutter Health Plus network in Santa Cruz County will include Palo Alto Medical Foundation and its care centers throughout the county, Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center and Watsonville Community Hospital. Members will also have access to El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos, a Sutter Health Plus participating provider since 2015.

Filed Under: Sutter Health Plus Tagged With: County, Health, Insurance, Santa Cruz, Sutter

Anthem cyber attack class action settlement mailing

October 2, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

$15 million of the fund will be allocated to pay actual out-of-pocket costs, up to a set amount, that settlement class members claim they incurred due to the cyber attack.

Filed Under: Anthem Blue Cross Tagged With: Anthem, Blue Cross, Cyber Attack, Settlement

Western Health Advantage Small Group Bay Area Expansion Rates And Network

September 30, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Western Health Advantage (WHA) is now available in the Bay Area for large and small group employers. Our partnership with Canopy Health, co-founded by John Muir Health and UCSF, provides access to providers who are some of the most skilled and respected in the United States, and the numerous renowned hospitals and care centers at which they practice have long been recognized for their medical excellence, advanced technology, and compassionate care.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bay Area, Rates, Small Group, Western Health Advantage, WHA

Health Net 2018 California Plans By Region

September 28, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Individuals and families who are enrolled in a health plan that is being closed must actively enroll in another plan through Covered California. Those households will not be automatically renewed into a new plan. Without an enrollment selection, the family may have no health insurance at the beginning of 2018. Off-exchange members who have plans being closed will be migrated to a similar plan if the household has not changed their plan for 2018.

Filed Under: Health Net Tagged With: California, Families, Health Insurance, Health Net, Individuals

New Analysis Shows the Graham-Cassidy Plan Would Force Millions to Lose Coverage and Threaten to Collapse California’s Individual Market

September 25, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

“The Graham-Cassidy plan takes resources away from California and from the majority of states, which means that far fewer Americans would have insurance or the existing protections from insurers,” said Peter V. Lee, executive director of Covered California. “The effect on California would be devastating, and lead not only to there being more uninsured people than there were before the Affordable Care Act, but would also cause huge negative impacts on the health care delivery system, the economy and on those with employer-based coverage.”

Filed Under: Covered California Tagged With: ACA, Cassidy, Covered California, Graham, Health Insurance, Medi-Cal

Children To Get Hit With Higher Health Insurance Rates In 2018

September 20, 2017 By Kevin Knauss 1 Comment

Child, Rates, Health Insurance

Since 2014 under Affordable Care Act rules, new ACA qualified health plans had just one rate for dependents from ages 0 to 20. In 2018 there will now be 7 different age based rates with the first for ages 0 – 14. Beginning at age 15 there will be a separate age rates per year up to age 20. The new member level age rating does not apply to grandfathered plans.

Filed Under: Covered California, Small Group Tagged With: Children, Family, Individual, Rates, Small Group, Young Adult

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