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		<title>Health Insurance Regulation in California Under Health Care Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health care administration under the Affordable Care Act is tricky enough, but none more so than in California. Currently there are two options for the golden state – either consolidating into one regulatory agency or combining between two agencies, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), to properly maintain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Insurance Exchanges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are for it or against it, health care reform marches on. As states scramble to either fight the constitutionality of the bill, or create models for health care administration, January 1, 2014 edges ever closer and brings with it the start of health insurance exchanges. These exchanges are proposed to be implemented by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Children Going Without Mental Health Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  As the number of uninsured children increases, a new study shows that many of these children have the added stress of an emotional, behavioral, or developmental disorder which is going untreated due to lack of access to medical care. Low income families tend to have children with higher rates of these conditions, such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children Guaranteed Health Coverage Thanks to Assembly Bill 2244</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) states that children must be offered health care coverage regardless of their health status. As a result, almost all carriers decided to drop new “child only” plans from their portfolio, fearing that parents would only enroll their child once they became ill. However, a new bill signed into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preventive Services and Your Health Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  With health care reform came certain guidelines that would be implemented right away. One provision states that health plans must cover preventive care at 100% &#8211; with no cost sharing (i.e. co pays, deductibles, or coinsurance). However, does this mean you can rush out to take care of all those things you have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mini Medical Plans Face Extinction Due To Health Care Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  While the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires that plans remove annual and lifetime limits on plans, many part time and seasonal workers are now faced with the possibility of losing their medical coverage altogether. Many large employers, such as Disneyland and McDonald’s, do make an offer of some very basic coverage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calfornia First In Line To Set Up Health Care Exchanges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Schwarzenegger recently signed two bills (SB 900 and AB 1602) which puts California at the forefront of establishing health insurance exchanges. Although these exchanges won’t be open for business until 2014, this bill will start California on the road to implementing this vital piece of health care reform. Federal guidelines do outline how the exchanges work, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Shield Ends 12 Month Rate Guarantees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of October 1, Blue Shield of California will no longer offer 12 month rate guarantees on their individual and family health plans. Any plans issued from this day forward will see a rate adjustment January 1st, even if you started your policy on December 31st. They are also the only carrier waiting until January of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should You Grandfather Your Group Plan?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many small business owners are now facing the tough decision as to whether they should grandfather their plans, or make necessary changes to bring down their costs. There are pros and cons to both sides, and the decision should not be a rushed one. Therefore, we want to provide some guidance tools to help you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grandfathered Plans and Your Options Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to lose “grandfathered status”?  This may or may not be a concern to you. In a nutshell, this means is your plan will now have to comply with all regulations mandated by health care reform. One of the most important things to know is that along with guarantee issue coverage for [...]]]></description>
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