Mark your calendar! Open enrollment for Individual Health Insurance and Covered California will start from October 15 through December 15 for a January 1, 2020 effective date. Consumer’s signing up between December 16 and January 15 will have a February 1, 2020 effective date. Covered CA estimated that this Open Enrollment Period is likely to…
Mark your calendar! This month, Covered CA released notification to their certified agents that the open enrollment for 2019 begins October 15 through January 15, 2019. It’s different than what it used to be, which was from November 1 through January 31. When a consumer signs up from October 15 to December 15. The plan…
Individual and family plan open enrollment ends on January 31, 2018. After that, you can’t enroll in a new plan unless you have a qualifying event. Get enrolled now. Contact me for help.
Will I get a tax penalty for not having insurance? You may have questions about the federal tax law that was just passed last December. Covered California coverage and benefits, including financial help to reduce monthly premiums, has NOT changed for 2018. The penalty also remains in effect for 2018 coverage. The only change is…
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 CSR surcharge to Silver-tier products in 2018. CSR enables lower copays/coinsurances and premiums for those who qualify and usually are available at silver-tier plans. What It Means To You A Covered California…
This news applies to Individual and Family Health Insurance. Anthem Medicare Advantage, Part D Drug, and Medigap Insurance plans are still available in San Diego. Anthem Blue Cross of California is withdrawing from 16 of California’s 19 Pricing Regions where it serves approximately 153,000 consumers, and this includes San Diego County. They will remain in…
At a press event last August 1, Covered California announced rates and plan participation for 2018. The weighted average rate increase is 12.5 percent this year, and all 11 health insurers will continue to offer coverage. It should be noted that given the uncertainty surrounding the cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payment, Covered California may need to…
Graduating college means saying goodbye to that student health plan. You may be eligible for a Special Enrollment through Covered California. Consumers have 60 days from the date on which the qualifying life event happens to enroll in a Covered California health insurance plan or change their existing Covered California plan. For example, if a…
COVERED CALIFORNIA PRESS RELEASE December 14, 2016 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thanks to a strong increase in demand, Covered California is giving consumers more time to sign up for health coverage that will start on Jan. 1. Over the past two days, Covered California has seen nearly double the number of new consumers enroll compared to…
There are a lot of discussions about Affordable Care Act, also know as Obamacare, after the election. Covered CA would like to assure you that they’re still open for business. Please read what Covered CA has just said today regarding your health insurance. We are open for business and happy to help you enroll or renew. Your…