California one step closer to dropping health insurance companies according to : KVUE

Healthcare (Photo: Harry Hamburg/AP Graphic)A proposal to eliminate health insurance companies and guarantee government-funded health care for all California residents is moving forward. The Senate Health Committee voted Wednesday to send the measure to the Appropriations Committee. The proposal is promoted by the state's powerful nursing union and two Democratic senators who say California should create a national model for providing health care for everyone. Critics say the measure would disrupt the health care used by millions of Californians, would require high taxes and would likely create longer waits to see a doctor. The vote came after hundreds of nurses clad in red held a rally in Sacramento, marched to the state Capitol and packed into a committee room.




No word yet on Patsy Oswalt's bill.Blue Cross Blue Shield says they worked with both customers to resolve their issues fairly.Blue Cross Blue Shield says that if a member is having an issue with their Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance coverage, the company advises members to call the number on their membership card where Blue Cross can offer assistance. After being hospitalized last December, she made sure to renew her health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield early during January-enrollment. "I've never missed a payment on my medical insurance, I never asked to have my medical insurance canceled," said Glochowsky.Glochowsky also made sure to sign-up for coverage at the beginning of 2017, after being hospitalized in December. "I have been dropped three times since January," said Blue Cross Blue Shield customer Patsy Oswalt. "Martin Glochowsky, a Chicago physician and longtime Blue Cross Blue Shield customer, had a similar problem.

Camden's longtime employees raise health insurance cost concerns

The town pays the full cost of health insurance premiums for longtime employees who were hired prior to Jan. 1, 2007. Another option discussed was a raise only for employees who have to contribute to the cost of their health insurance. Selectman Marc Ratner pushed for a resolution that would not change the health care costs for longtime employees in the coming year. Currently, 23 out of about 60 town employees were hired prior to that date. She mentioned that in the past, employees chose to go without a cost of living increase in order to keep the health insurance as is.


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