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California Health Insurance Plans
We
make choosing a California health insurance plan as easy as possible.
The most important thing to consider is the Coverage and Premium. You
should also look at the PPO network the insurance company uses. Having
access to a PPO network can mean substantial discounts in what you pay for your
health care, even before you meet your deductible. And if you have
a pre-existing health condition, the Underwriting practices of the insurance
company should be considered. (If you'd like more detailed information
on how to buy health insurance in California, please see our How
To Guide.) Because
we offer over 300 California health insurance plans from many different insurance
companies, you’re able to shop the competition to find the best rates for
the coverage you need. Our Instant
Quote system gives quotes for all of the plans listed below:
We
also strive to help individuals and families in California reduce their medical
expenses in many different ways. See our Additional
Benefits page for information on how to get prescription drugs and lab
testing at wholesale costs, learn about a service that will renegotiate your
hospital bill after your PPO discount, ways to reduce your taxes by paying for
your health insurance through an HRA, and much more.
- Aetna
is known nationwide as a leader in the health insurance industry.
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- Blue
Cross of California is one of the most widely known and trusted
names in California and the health insurance industry.
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Blue Shield of
California is California's third largest health plan, with 3.3
million members and $7.5 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 and
headquartered in San Francisco, Blue Shield is a not-for-profit corporation with
approximately 4,500 employees and more than 20 offices throughout California.
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- Nationwide
is one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world,
with more than $117 billion in statutory assets. Nationwide consists of
three core businesses: domestic property and casualty insurance, life insurance
and retirement savings, and asset management.
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- Pacificare,
a United Healthcare company, offers two high-deductible health plans that qualify
to be used with a Health Savings Account, a 100% plan, and an 80/20 plan that
can offer much lower rates.
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- Assurant
/ Time Insurance
plans offer the nation's most popular HSA plans.
Time Insurance, formerly known as Fortis Health, is an Assurant
Health member company.
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Insurance in the News
California Assembly hearing to look at rescinded health insurance issue (The Sacramento Bee)
Just a small fraction of the thousands of consumers whose health coverage was unfairly revoked by their insurers have benefited from state-brokered settlements with insurance companies, according to an Assembly report made public Tuesday.
Shareholders Foundation Announces Investor Lawsuit Against Zenith National Insurance Corp. Board (Marketwire)
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit has been filed in California State Court on behalf of current investors in Zenith National Insurance Corp., who purchased their ZNT shares before February 18, 2010, alleging that the defendants' attempted to sell Zenith National Insurance to Fairfax Holdings Limited and Fairfax Investments ...
Shareholders Foundation Announces Investor Lawsuit Against Zenith National Insurance Corp. Board (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit has been filed in California State Court on behalf of current investors in Zenith National Insurance Corp., who purchased their ZNT shares before February 18, 2010, alleging that the defendants' attempted to sell Zenith National Insurance to Fairfax Holdings Limited and Fairfax Investments II USA ...
WellPoint CFO Says California Previews Obama Premiums (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- WellPoint Inc. ’s plan to raise rates for some California customers by 39 percent, a rallying point for Democrats seeking a health overhaul, is a preview of the prices Americans will face if the proposal succeeds, the insurer’s chief financial officer said.
Insurance Exec: Obama Plan Will Raise Rates (BusinessWeek)
WellPoint’s plan to raise premium rates for some California customers by 39% is a preview of the prices Americans will face under the President's plan, the insurer’s CFO claimed
Settlements over dropped insurance lanquish (San Francisco Chronicle)
A state committee is questioning why so few California consumers are taking advantage of settlements reached between state regulators and health insurers over the controversial industry practice of dropping coverage of members after they got sick. The state...
AM Alert: California nurses clean up (The Sacramento Bee)
Spring cleaning, anyone? California nurses are delivering a sanitizing gift to officials from a trade group that represents lobbyists today.
White House Emphasizes Rising Health Insurance Costs As Reason For Reform (Medical News Today)
The Los Angeles Times analyzes how insurance costs became a focal point: "The Democrats' bill was in serious trouble when news broke of planned rate hikes by the California insurer. ... Anthem Blue Cross was seeking double-digit rate increases for many of its 800,000 individual policyholders. Company executives had little reason to worry. Insurers can raise premiums in the individual market as ...
WebTech Wireless' NextBus Service to Enhance Rural Transit in Amador County, California (T-Net British Columbia)
Vancouver, BC, March 10, 2010--(T-Net)--WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX:WEW), a leading provider of vehicle fleet location-based services and telematics technology, announces that Amador Transit of Sutter Creek, California, has become the latest customer of its NextBus Real-Time Passenger Information Service.
Consumer Watchdog calls for national freeze on health insurance rates and rate regulation (News-Medical-Net)
Consumer Watchdog called on President Obama to impose a national freeze on health insurance rates before health reform takes effect to protect consumers from premium hikes like the 39% increase recently announced by Anthem Blue Cross in California. The rate freeze is one of five tools Consumer Watchdog urged the president to include as part of his proposed fixes to the Senate health care bill.
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