Under federal and state law, Certified Insurance Agents are required to offer consumers assistance with voter registration. You are required to complete the Voter Registration training before November 1, 2015 and electronically sign the Certificate of Completion, included with the DocuSign® materials, no later than November 15, 2015 to avoid the risk of termination. You can complete the Voter Registration training now by clicking here, then navigating to the “Downloads” section to find three separate voter registration training guides.
African-American community to get special attention from Covered California
Covered California officials kicked off a new marketing and outreach campaign to increase African-American enrollments in the state’s health coverage program. The campaign focuses on informing African-Americans about the affordability of quality health insurance, and the exchange will place particular emphasis on specific geographic areas across the state where higher numbers of uninsured and subsidy-eligible African-Americans live, work, play and pray.
Ranking Covered California 2016 health plans by premium
California has put together a high level overview of the health plans being offered in each of the nineteen regions in the state. Each region has two quick fact pages which gives information on rates, plans ranked by premium cost, and regional hospitals in-network.
2016 health plan changes presentation from Covered California
Covered California hosted a webinar for Certified Insurance Agents and Certified Enrollment Counselors on some of the significant changes to their individual and family plan standard benefit design for 2016. The presentation is approximately 42 minutes long and can be viewed on YouTube which can be found at the end of this post. They also created a PDF of the presentation slides that can be downloaded at the end of this post.
Covered California releases results of consumer survey
Based on the survey results, as well as a review of research from a wide range of other sources (including those who have enrolled), Covered California has refined its comprehensive outreach campaign aimed at reaching the uninsured in their communities, through Navigator grants to community organizations; support for more than 18,000 Certified Insurance Agents; and promotion of storefronts where consumers can get free, confidential help enrolling.
Covered California melts down during renewal period
As Covered California began to allow consumers to renew their health insurance for 2016 the online enrollment system has ceased to operate. They issued an Agent Alert on Thursday at 2:45pm.
Covered California mails out renewal notices for 2016 health insurance
Covered California sent notices to consumers who are enrolled or pending in a Covered California Health Plan in 2015 to renew for coverage in 2016. These notices explain the renewal process and the importance of retaining health insurance to consumers. Below, find the important information you need to know.
Covered California releases demographic and enrollment data
Covered California also released data on the ethnicity of its enrollment population, which illustrates the positive enrollment trends seen over the last 18 months. While Covered California is increasingly improving its enrollment to better reflect the diversity of subsidy-eligible Californians, this improvement will take time to be fully reflected in active membership, which accounts for all the consumers enrolled since January 2014.
Covered California sending out September 30, 2015 termination notices
Pre-Termination Notice – This notice is a follow up request to resubmit eligibility documentation to Covered California. Members that receive this notice must submit Lawful Presence/Citizenship and/or Social Security documents to continue with health coverage or financial assistance through Covered California. Consumers that receive this notice must provide Covered California with appropriate documentation by September 30, 2015 or risk coverage termination.
Covered California clarifies Medicare questions for individuals
If you are enrolled in Medicare, you do not need to do anything with Covered California. If you have Medicare you are covered. No matter how you receive your Medicare benefits, whether through Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan, you will have the same benefits and security you have now. You will receive new benefits, such as more preventive services and increased savings on brand-name drugs.
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