To our valued customers:
Safeguarding your employee’s personal, financial and medical information is one of our top priorities, and because of that, we have state-of-the-art information security systems to protect your data. However, despite our efforts, Anthem was the target of a very sophisticated external cyber attack.… Read the rest
The 2015 Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) will end on December 7, 2014. The Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) occurs from October 15 to December 7 of each year. During this time, beneficiaries may make changes to their Medicare Part D and/or Medicare Advantage plan coverage.… Read the rest
Spurred by faculty and staff outrage over the refusal by two Catholic universities to pay for elective abortions, Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration on Friday announced that health insurance companies in the state can no longer deny coverage for these procedures.… Read the rest
Posted in L.A. Biz Journal on August 5, 2014 | Kathy Robertson Senior Staff Writer, Sacramento Business Journal
Rates are one big issue for consumers who shop through Covered California. The other is whether there are enough doctors to treat everybody who signed up.… Read the rest
Announcing Cal INDEX – next generation Health Information Exchange
Anthem Blue Cross is announcing today a truly historic partnership with Blue Shield – the creation of Cal INDEX a statewide health information exchange.
The California Integrated Data Exchange (Cal INDEX) is a comprehensive collection of electronic patient records which will include clinical data from healthcare providers and health insurers.… Read the rest
Now that Governor Brown has signed SB 1446, the “Grandmothering” bill, the law has taken immediate effect as an “urgency statute.”
SB 1446 offers transitional relief for small employers renewing September through December 2014. This relief allows the employer plan to be renewed until January 1, 2015, and continue to be in force until December 31, 2015.… Read the rest
Today, Covered California announced 10 health insurance plans have been tentatively selected to be in the Exchange for calendar year 2015.
Here is a link to the press release and leadership remarks regarding this announcement. The tentative selection of health plans is subject to rate review by state regulators and is expected to be finalized in late September.… Read the rest
California consumers who were faced with technical problems in their last-minute efforts to apply online for health coverage by the March 31 deadline now have until April 15 to complete an enrollment application, but they must do so with the assistance of a certified agent.… Read the rest
The Press-Enterprise published an interesting article on the shrinking provider network offered by Covered California. It states that many physicians are listed in their network but in fact are not participating in it. Low reimbursement rates are cited as one of the leading reasons for non-participation.… Read the rest
On Thursday, November 21, 2013, the Board of Covered California decided to stay the course on implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and not extend non-ACA compliant plans after 2013.
Extending non-ACA compliant plans posed significant and well publicized risks to healthcare reform overall – including negatively impacting the risk pool, increased possibility for higher premiums in 2015 and significant consumer confusion in an already stressed market.… Read the rest