Insurance
Aetna To Stop Selling Individual Health Insurance Plans In Calif.
Aetna Inc. will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, just weeks after opting out of the exchange that is being established as part of the national health care reforms, a state regulator said Tuesday.
ConsumerWatch: UPS Customer Caught Off Guard By ‘Insurance’ Claim Denial
Byron Gee of San Francisco thought he did everything right when he recently shipped two headlights cross-country via UPS. The San Francisco chef re-packaged the headlights in their original boxes and added extra newspaper for cushioning. He made sure there was foam covering the edges of the headlights so they wouldn’t scratch. And when the clerk at his local UPS store asked him if he wanted to pay extra for “insurance,” Gee said “yes.”
ConsumerWatch: California’s Health Care Exchange Explained
California is getting an early look at how President Barack Obama’s health care reform measure will work. The Golden State was the first in the nation to set up a health insurance exchange.
13 Insurers To Compete On California Health Exchange
The state’s largest health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, will be among 13 plans competing for policies on California’s new health care exchange.
UC Lifts Caps On Student Health Insurance
University of California officials have agreed to lift a cap on health insurance coverage that threatened to leave students with catastrophic illnesses such as cancer with big medical bills, it was reported Wednesday.
1.3M Fewer Californians Receive Health Coverage From Employers
A new report shows that fewer Californians are receiving health insurance through their employers.
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MetLife Shipping Jobs Out Of California To Save On Taxes
Insurance giant MetLife Inc. is moving 2,600 jobs from offices in four Northeast states and California to North Carolina, which is offering tax and other incentives that could top $94 million.
ConsumerWatch: Allstate Denies SF Homeowners’ Claims In Water Main Break
“Good hands with Allstate. We didn’t get good hands, we got the finger!” said Allstate policyholder and homeowner Ray Moreno.
Insurance Company Drops Pit Bull Coverage For California Owners
It’s a breed ban for the much-maligned pit bull, as a major insurance company has dropped coverage for the the dog’s owners.
San Francisco Restaurants Probed Over Health Care Fees
Dozens of San Francisco restaurants are under investigation for exploiting a new city program by keeping customer surcharges instead of spending them on employee health care.
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