Fears of big increases in Obamacare premiums in California apparently were unfounded, as hikes for 2015 appear to be just over 4 percent. Covered California, the state Obamacare operation, said; "The vast majority of Covered California consumers will see low increases in their health insurance premiums" for the year, with some seeing slight increases or even decreases in monthly costs. The statewide weighted average was put at 4.2 ... (More)
Payment deadline now Jan. 15
January 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
Yet another Obamacare deadline has shifted: California customers of the state exchange have until Jan. 15 to make their first month's premium payments. That adds more than a work week to the previous Jan. 6 deadline, which was itself an extension for first-month payments for coverage that began Jan. 1. To no one's surprise, the latest extension came amid consumer complaints of lack of billing from insurance carriers, problems with ... (More)
Limited Covered Cal app extensions
December 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
Health insurance seekers who were frustrated in their last-minute attempts to sign up at Covered California have a reprieve. The California Obamacare operation announced the selective extensions a day after the Dec. 23 deadline for signups. "If you started an application Dec. 23, but haven't completed it, you now have until Friday, Dec. 27, at 8 p.m. to finish for coverage starting on Jan.," Covered California said on its Facebook ... (More)
No payment extension in Calif.
December 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
Customers who buy insurance policies through Covered California won't be getting extra time to make their first premium payments. The deadline for payments on policies that begin Jan. 1 remains Jan. 6, Covered California said. The 6th already reflects an extension for California. Meanwhile, Covered California said all systems were go for the Dec. 23 signup deadline, and it has the amount of previously filed paper applications ... (More)
Insurance deadline now Dec. 23
November 22, 2013 1 Comment
The deadline for enrollment in Covered California policies that take effect Jan. 1 has been rolled back a week, to Dec. 23. The state Obamacare operation announced Nov. 21 that shoppers in the individual insurance marketplace would get more time to sign up for its health insurance policies. The deadline for first payments also has been pushed back, to Jan. 5. Covered California said the move was part of its efforts "to sustain, ... (More)
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