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Current Hot Topics And Significant Events Related To Your Health Insurance
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Blue Cross Has A New Name
Effective April 1, 2008, Blue Cross of California is now Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Cross Life & Health is now Anthem Blue Cross Life & Health. Nothing else has changed.
Blue Cross CA Introduces New Plans for Individuals & Families
Blue Cross of California and Blue Cross Life & Health have introduced two new portfolios of plans for individuals & families. SmartSense features four PPO plans with increased lifetime benefit to $7,000,000 and at lower cost. Also introduced were new Lumenos Non-Maternity plans HSA, HIA and HIA+ versions. For more information, click on my Blue Cross Broker link to the right.
Blue Cross of California instroduces new health plans
Effective April 1, 2007 Blue Cross will introduce a new series of individual & family and small group health plans from Lumenos. The Lumenos plans will be high deductible plans and include some versions featuring reward dollars for healthy activities as well as full coverage for preventative care before the deductible.
UHC & PacifiCare
It appears that United HealthCare (UHC) is intent on entering the Individual & Family health insurance market in California under its own name. While the recent acquisition of PacifiCare by UHC has moved all of the group portfolio business under UHC, it is now becoming evident that UHC may eliminate the PacifiCare line of individual products as well and absorb them into a new portfolio under UHC. Stay tuned for updates.
PacAdvantage Closing Shop
California's pooled PacAdvantage program for small employer groups is to be no more effective 12/31/2006. All existing groups will need to find alternative coverage effective January 1, 2007.
The reason? Blue Shield of California pulled out of the plan for economic reasons and Health Net followed suit. The remaining small HMO plans could not continue in PacAdvantage without the larger carriers and so the whole program collapsed.
State Mini-COBRA Programs
Many states offer mini-COBRA programs for groups under 20 employees. I have added a list on my site of current mini-COBRA states. You can access the page here.
Health Net of California Acquires Universal Care
Health Net has absorbed the Universal Care HMO and Universal Care no longer exists. All former Universal Care HMO subscribers will fall under Health Net of California. Universal Care was a regional HMO in southern California.
California Senior COBRA Extension Ends
The Senior extension under Cal-COBRA was eliminated under AB 254 effective January 1, 2006. This was a special program for certain qualifying seniors that allowed continuation to age 65.
Effective April 1, 2008, Blue Cross of California is now Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Cross Life & Health is now Anthem Blue Cross Life & Health. Nothing else has changed.
Blue Cross CA Introduces New Plans for Individuals & Families
Blue Cross of California and Blue Cross Life & Health have introduced two new portfolios of plans for individuals & families. SmartSense features four PPO plans with increased lifetime benefit to $7,000,000 and at lower cost. Also introduced were new Lumenos Non-Maternity plans HSA, HIA and HIA+ versions. For more information, click on my Blue Cross Broker link to the right.
Blue Cross of California instroduces new health plans
Effective April 1, 2007 Blue Cross will introduce a new series of individual & family and small group health plans from Lumenos. The Lumenos plans will be high deductible plans and include some versions featuring reward dollars for healthy activities as well as full coverage for preventative care before the deductible.
UHC & PacifiCare
It appears that United HealthCare (UHC) is intent on entering the Individual & Family health insurance market in California under its own name. While the recent acquisition of PacifiCare by UHC has moved all of the group portfolio business under UHC, it is now becoming evident that UHC may eliminate the PacifiCare line of individual products as well and absorb them into a new portfolio under UHC. Stay tuned for updates.
PacAdvantage Closing Shop
California's pooled PacAdvantage program for small employer groups is to be no more effective 12/31/2006. All existing groups will need to find alternative coverage effective January 1, 2007.
The reason? Blue Shield of California pulled out of the plan for economic reasons and Health Net followed suit. The remaining small HMO plans could not continue in PacAdvantage without the larger carriers and so the whole program collapsed.
State Mini-COBRA Programs
Many states offer mini-COBRA programs for groups under 20 employees. I have added a list on my site of current mini-COBRA states. You can access the page here.
Health Net of California Acquires Universal Care
Health Net has absorbed the Universal Care HMO and Universal Care no longer exists. All former Universal Care HMO subscribers will fall under Health Net of California. Universal Care was a regional HMO in southern California.
California Senior COBRA Extension Ends
The Senior extension under Cal-COBRA was eliminated under AB 254 effective January 1, 2006. This was a special program for certain qualifying seniors that allowed continuation to age 65.