Covered CA Update 1-26-14
Posted: January 26, 2014
Here is an update we sent to our Covered CA clients on 1/26/14. Many of you will find this helpful as several items have come up over the last couple of weeks: 1. Payments: The final dates to make payments for January 1st coverage have changed frequently because health plans were unable to issue billing statements in a timely fashion. The deadlines for January payments have been...
Need a new health plan GUARANTEED for 2/1/14?
Posted: January 9, 2014
If you have not yet enrolled in a health plan for 2014, or still need to change plans, NOW is the time to enroll! The deadline to enroll for a 2/1/14 effective date is JANUARY 15, 2014. Your application must be submitted, and a plan selected, NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15TH in order to be processed for a 2/1/14 effective date. The best way to...
Prescription Drug Benefits and your new 2014 health plan
Posted: January 8, 2014
If you enrolled for a new health plan for 2014 you probably don't have new ID cards yet. And, if you're taking medication, you may be needing to get a refill or a new prescription soon. What do you do if you don't have your new ID number? 1. If you purchased a Covered CA plan with Blue Shield of California, we've been told that...
So you bought new insurance but you don't have an ID card? What to do now...
Posted: January 2, 2014
The vast majority of people who enrolled in new health plans effective 1/1/14 do NOT have their new ID cards yet. Whether you enrolled through Covered CA or directly with a health plan, chances are, you don't have a new ID card. But you're being told that your coverage is effective 1/1/14. So what do you do now? And what if you need to see...