Anthem Blue Cross CA Finally Gets Approvals!

Just received a voicemail from Anthem Blue Cross California that the plan portfolios held up by the California Dept of Insurance have finally been approved.These plans have been pending approval since September 22, 2010.According to the voicemail the new plans (all PPACA-compliant) will be available for sale tomorrow (1/14/11) to the public. I will update this post with the particulars of the

Anthem Blue Cross CA Partial Plan Release 12/10

Anthem Blue Cross has announced that a portion of the health plans held up for approval by the CDI (California Dept of Insurance) have been approved and are available for sale today.In addition to the 3 HMO plans and PPO Share 3500 and 7500 which were previously approved for sale, the following plans are now available today for quoting and applications:Premier Plus PPO (1000, 1500, 2500, 3500,

PacifiCare Fined $9.9 Billion by CDI

PacifiCare is once again the target for CA Dept of Insurance regulatory action.A couple of years ago, the carrier was fined $1.2 Billion for poor claims practices.Aocording to the article below, PacifiCare committed over 1 million violations of California law between 2006-2008.I have maintained for several years my refusal to contract with this carrer, as have many CA health agents.This is going