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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 Department of Insurance Recovers $112.1 Million for Consumers (Insurance Journal)
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced it has has recovered $112.1 million for consumers through consumer complaint investigations and market conduct examinations of insurance ...
Health Insurance Premiums Go Up in California (KCBS Radio San Francisco)
The Obama administration is asking Anthem Blue Cross to justify its plans to raise health insurance premiums by as much as 39 percent for customers in California.
State health policy developments: Doctor shortages, hospital taxes, California insurance crackdown (News-Medical-Net)
The Los Angeles Times: "At a time when nearly 7 million Californians are uninsured, state regulators are trying to rein in discount health and dental plans that officials say frequently overstate benefits, offer little if any savings and promise access to doctors who aren't part of the system. Some of the discounters fraudulently market themselves as insurance, while preying on the poor, the ...
Group: Car Insurance Proposal Aims To Raise Rates (KGTV San Diego)
A consumer watchdog group is accusing a California insurance company of cheating its customers, especially members of the military.
Officials question insurance rate hikes (The Indiana Gazette)
The Obama administration and state insurance officials pressured Anthem Blue Cross on Monday to justify its decision to raise rates by as much as 39 percent for thousands of outraged and frustrated California customers.
Anthem Blue Cross Of California Raises Rates As Much As 39 Percent (Medical News Today)
Los Angeles Times: "California's largest for-profit health insurer is moving to dramatically raise rates for customers with individual policies, setting off a furor among policyholders and prompting state insurance regulators to investigate. Anthem Blue Cross is telling many of its approximately 800,000 customers who buy individual coverage -- people not covered by group rates" that the increase ...
History of discrimination cited against Mercury Insurance (Contra Costa Times)
Department of Insurance released 275-page document that shows members of military were among many groups who had difficulty getting coverage.
HHS Asks WellPoint's Anthem To Justify California Rate Rise (Fox News)
HHS Asks WellPoint's Anthem To Justify California Rate Rise
Obama administration asks Anthem to justify big California rate hike (Contra Costa Times)
LOS ANGELES — The Obama administration on today asked California's largest for-profit health insurer to justify plans to hike customers' premiums by as much as 39 percent, a move that could affect some 800,000 customers.
Health and Human Services' Sebelius seeks justification for Anthem health insurance rate hike (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Monday asked California's largest for-profit health insurer to justify plans to hike customers' premiums by as much as 39 percent, a move that could affect some 800,000 customers.
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