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New Analysis Shows Covered California’s Risk Mix Improving and Remaining Stable and Strong

May 22, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new analysis shows that Covered California continues to attract a healthy mix of enrollees, and the overall health of its enrollees improved from 2016 to 2017. This data is key to Covered California’s stability and will be used to help shape and inform rate negotiations with its 11 qualified health plans […]

Filed Under: Covered California Tagged With: Covered Californi, Families, Health, Individuals, Insurance

Covered California: Health Insurance Won’t Change With House Repeal of ACA

May 4, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

We have analyzed the American Health Care Act, and as currently structured, it would greatly increase the ranks of the uninsured and increase costs for millions more. We will continue our work to both assess the potential impacts of new policies and focus on assuring that we administer the law that exists today.

Filed Under: Covered California, Trumpcare Tagged With: ACA, Covered California, Lee, Repeal, Replace

Covered California Analysis Shows Yuge Price Increases If Trump Plan Implemented

April 27, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

The analysis found that Covered California health plan premiums could rise up to 49 percent if two key elements that have been in place for the past four years are changed: Cost-sharing reduction reimbursements are no longer directly funded as reimbursements to carriers, and the shared individual responsibility payment is not enforced.

Filed Under: Covered California Tagged With: ACA, Covered California, Obamacare, Rates, Trump

Covered California Loss of Subsidy Because Of No Tax Filing

April 24, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Covered California, Taxes, Subsidy

Beginning April, 24 2017, Covered California will send notices to consumers to notify them they are at risk of losing their Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC) and/or cost-sharing reductions for health insurance coverage through Covered California in 2017.

Filed Under: Covered California Tagged With: Covered California, Subsidy, Taxes

Covered California Predicts Increased Rates If Cost Sharing Reduction Payments To Health Insurance Companies Are Eliminated

April 14, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

The impact of not providing direct federal funding of cost-sharing reductions is enormous, and not only puts the viability of the individual market in many states in peril, but would be a bad deal for the federal budget — costing more than $47 billion over the next 10 years,” said Peter V. Lee, executive director of Covered California.

Filed Under: Covered California Tagged With: Covered California, CSR, Health Insurance

Covered California Individual Shared Responsibility FAQ

April 10, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

The ACA requires everyone have Minimum Essential Coverage to comply with the law and avoid a Shared Responsibility Payment (also known as tax penalty, fee, or Individual Mandate payment). If a consumer 1) does not qualify for an exemption and 2) fails to have Minimum Essential Coverage, they will have a Shared Responsibility Payment due at tax time for the months the consumer did not have coverage or an exemption.

Filed Under: Covered California, IRS Tagged With: Covered California, Individual Mandate, IRS, Penalty, Taxes

Covered California Releases Regional Analysis Of Trumpcare vs. Obamacare

March 21, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Covered California released a new analysis on Monday, March 20th, that goes into greater detail regarding how consumers could be impacted by the changes in financial assistance proposed under the American Health Care Act (AHCA).

Filed Under: Covered California, Trumpcare Tagged With: Analysis, California, Trumpcare

Covered California Compares Trumpcare To Obamacare Tax Credits

March 14, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Covered California released a new comprehensive analysis on Tuesday detailing the financial assistance available through the Affordable Care Act as well as a preliminary analysis of how changes proposed in federal law would affect enrollees.

Filed Under: Covered California, Trumpcare Tagged With: Covered California, t, Trumpcare

What Is Covered California Conditional Eligibility?

February 17, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Conditional eligibility notices will be sent to affected Covered California consumers who have not resolved their inconsistency and submitted documents 45 days after their eligibility determination. These reminder notices are available in English and Spanish, only.

Filed Under: Covered California Tagged With: Conditional, Covered California, Eligibility

Medi-Cal Enrollment Through Covered California Assistance Questions

February 14, 2017 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Guidance offered by Covered California to Certified Insurance Agents assisting consumers with enrollment into MAGI Medi-Cal

Filed Under: Covered California, Medi-Cal, Uncategorized Tagged With: Agents, Covered California, Medi-Cal, Mixed Household, SAWS

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