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Proposed budget cuts for 2017; estimated 8% rate increase
The 2017 fiscal year – which begins July 1, 2016 – will be the first time that Covered California must operate without any federal funding (the exchange still had leftover federal funding at the end of the 2015 fiscal year, and was able to incorporate it in the 2016 fiscal year budget).
The Covered California board of directors will vote in June 2016 on their proposed $308 million budget for the 2017 fiscal year. If adopted, the proposed budget would be a reduction of 8.1 percent in spending from the 2016 fiscal year's $335 million, which was already a decrease of $58 million from the 2015 fiscal year budget.
The proposed 2017 budget's spending cuts include shuttering the call center in Central Costa County (two other call centers in the state would remain open), and reducing Navigator funding from $10 million to $5 million. The exchange is also considering ending a contract with an outside legal service that helps consumers with appeals and grievances, and switching to an in-house service instead.
Consumer advocates have challenged the spending cuts, but Covered California CEO, Peter Lee, notes that "belt-tightening [means] relooking at what we do."
In addition to the budget, the California exchange is predicting average rate increases of about 8 percent for 2017. That's still very preliminary though, and official rate proposals have not yet been released. Assuming rates do increase by an average of 8 percent, that would be double the average rate hikes in California for 2015 and 2016. But it would also be considerably lower than the double-digit rate increase proposals that are starting to trickle in from other states for 2017.
Covered California caps monthly prescription costs
The cost of high-end prescription drugs is a growing problem for healthcare cost sustainability, and the rising cost of prescriptions is cited repeatedly in justifications provided by insurers requesting double-digit rate increases. But the cost of specialty medications can also be an insurmountable burden for patients, even when they have health insurance. For high-end specialty medications, like Sovaldi, it's not uncommon for patients to reach their maximum out-of-pocket exposure very quickly, paying thousands of dollars per month in coinsurance for their medications.
In May 2015, Covered California rolled out a cap on prescription costs that went into effect in 2016, along with various other benefit enhancements that allow consumers access to more care without having to meet steep deductibles. Because Covered California requires plan standardization on and off-exchange, the prescription copay cap is also available to many consumers purchasing plans outside the exchange. The cap is linked to the metal level of the plan purchased; for the majority of consumers, the cap is $250 per specialty medication per month, but it ranges from $150 to $500, with bronze plan enrollees having the highest specialty drug copay cap.
The California legislature also created a similar cap state-wide, to include non-grandfathered group and individual plans sold only outside Covered California. Assembly Bill 339 was signed into law in October 2015, and will take effect January 1, 2017. It applies to all non-grandfathered individual and small group plans in the state, and limits the copayment for a 30 day supply of any medication to no more $250, until January 1, 2020. For plans designated as high deductible policies, the copay limit would apply after the deductible is met.
Almost 1.6 million enrolled in QHPs for 2016
During the 2016 open enrollment period, 439,000 NEW enrollees signed up for private plans through Covered California, total enrollment in private plans – including renewals and new enrollees – reached 1,572,074, an increase of 163,712 over enrollment at the end of the 2015 open enrollment period.
On January 29, Covered California put out a press release announcing that anyone who began the enrollment process by January 31 would have until February 6 to finish. The exchange ended up helping about 14,000 new enrollees finish their enrollments during the extension, increasing the new enrollee count from 425,000 to 439,000.
The exchange also confirmed in early February that another 1,149,000 people who had 2015 coverage had remained enrolled for 2016, either by renewing their existing plans or by switching to a new plan through the exchange. But in the statement they released on February 17, total plan selections stood at 1,572,074, including 439,000 new enrollees. So the renewal enrollment count declined slightly, to 1,133,074.
Now that open enrollment has ended, it will only be possible to begin an application for 2016 coverage if you have a qualifying event (Native Americans can enroll year-round, as can anyone eligible for Medi-Cal or CHIP).
For people who don't have coverage in 2016 and aren't exempt form the ACA's individual mandate, the penalty for being uninsured will be far higher than it was in 2015. The penalty will be the greater of: $695 per uninsured adult (half that amount per child), up to $2,085 per household, OR 2.5 percent of household income above the tax filing threshold.
Competition creates shifting market share
Although there are 12 carriers that offer plans through Covered California, four of them dominate the market: Anthem Blue Cross of California, Blue Shield of California, Health Net, and Kaiser Permanente. Those four carriers still have the majority of the enrollments in 2016, but their overall market share has decreased as other carriers have picked up more enrollees.
During the 2014 and 2015 open enrollment periods, 94 percent of Covered California's enrollments were through one of those four carriers, but that dropped to 83 percent during the 2016 open enrollment period. Molina decreased their premiums for 2016, and nearly quadrupled their market share since 2015. And Blue Shield of California replaced Anthem Blue Cross of California as the carrier with the most market share in Covered California.
The exchange has noted that their "aggressive negotiations" with insurers contributed to the competitive marketplace, and also explained that Covered California enrollees tend to be content with their coverage, as only about 12 percent of renewals involved a plan change; the other 88 percent kept the same plan they had in 2015. But the 439,000 new enrollees in Covered California for 2016 contributed to the more diverse market share this year.
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148,000 consumers had enrolled in one of Covered California's new stand-alone dental plans by January 27. Covered California now offers adult dental coverage, but enrollees must also purchase health insurance through Covered California in order to be eligible to enroll in a dental plan through the exchange.
Vision coverage became available through Covered California – via an agreement with VSP Vision Care – as of February 17, and an additional agreement with EyeMed Vision Care in April. There's no open enrollment for vision coverage – plans can be purchased at any time during the year (pediatric dental and vision coverage are embedded in all health plans purchased through Covered California, but adult dental and vision are not essential health benefits, so they are rarely embedded in health plans, and must generally be purchased separately).
Benefits for 2 million in first 2 years
From January 2014 to September 2015, Covered California provided private health insurance to two million people. 1.3 million of them were still enrolled as of September, while 700,000 were no longer with Covered California. But the good news is that of those 700,000 people, 85 percent simply switched to other health insurance coverage. People who gained access to employer-sponsored coverage accounted for the largest segment of those who left Covered California. The individual health insurance market has always served a segment of the population that's in flux between employer sponsored plans; the difference is that now they can get an individual plan to cover them during that gap without having to worry about pre-existing conditions.
2016 rates and carriers
After negotiating a six week delay for publicizing 2016 rate proposals, California became one of the first states to release final approved rate for 2016. Covered California announced on July 27 that the final weighted average rate increase for their plans would be a mere 4 percent next year, and that consumers who shopped around (which should be everyone!) would have the opportunity to lower their premiums by an average of 4.5 percent, and as much as ten percent in some areas of the state. The small overall rate hike for 2016 came on the heels of an average rate increase of just 1 percent in 2015.
In addition to making rates available months in advance of open enrollment, Covered California also began allowing existing policy-holders to renew or make changes to their coverage starting October 12 – nearly three weeks before the start of open enrollment.
Two new carriers joined Covered California for 2016: Oscar Health Plan and United Healthcare – bringing the total number of exchange carriers from ten to twelve. The ten current insurers are: Anthem Blue Cross of California, Blue Shield of California, Chinese Community Health Plan, Health Net, Kaiser Permanente, L.A. Care Health Plan, Molina Healthcare, Sharp Health Plan, Valley Health Plan, and Western Health Advantage. All of these insurers also participated in the 2014 marketplace. Not all insurers are available in all parts of the state though; in some ZIP codes just a single company offers plan options in 2015. Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, notes that the lack of competition in rural areas is a long-standing issue and not one created by the formation of Covered California.
Covered CA is one of ten state-run exchanges that has an "active purchaser" model, meaning that they negotiate directly with carriers to make sure that rates, networks, and benefits are as consumer-friendly as possible (the other state-run exchanges simply set minimum standards that carriers must meet, and then allow the sale of any plans that meet those guidelines). The exchange is also the only one in the country that requires all health plans to be standardized, which means that within a single metal level, all plans have the same benefits (with the exception of HSA-qualified plans, which are also standardized but with benefits that are different from the other bronze plans).
Although the plan designs are standardized, premiums, drug formularies (covered drug lists) and provider networks can vary from plan to plan. Narrow networks for Covered California plans have come under fire from consumers and advocacy groups, and Anthem Blue Cross is currently facing a lawsuit over the legality of its narrow network.
Covered California had announced in August 2014 that they would have stand-alone adult and family dental plans available for purchase in 2015, but that was delayed until 2016 because of problems with the exchange website. Stand-alone dental coverage is available from Covered California for 2016, and five carriers are offering coverage: Access Dental Plan, Anthem Blue Cross, Delta Dental of California, Dental Health Services, and Premier Access.
United Healthcare applied in January 2015 to join Covered California state-wide, but the exchange initially rejected the proposal, citing a rule that requires carriers to wait at least three years to enter the marketplace if they didn't offer plans for sale starting in 2014. In February, the exchange issued a compromise, allowing United Healthcare the opportunity to sell plans in five of the state's 19 regions where fewer than three carriers offer coverage. The compromise provides the possibility for more competition and choices for consumers, while also preventing carriers from sitting out the initial years of open enrollment and then undercutting existing plans state-wide in subsequent years.
By February 2016, UnitedHealthcare had about 1,400 enrollees in Covered California (less than a third of a percent of the exchange's total QHP enrollment). UnitedHealthcare is exiting most exchanges at the end of 2016, but Covered California has not yet confirmed whether the carrier will offer plans in 2017.
Undocumented immigrant children can get Medi-Cal
California lawmakers considered options in 2015 for providing access to health insurance for the state's undocumented immigrants. As it was originally written, SB4 would have extended Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants who qualified based on income, and would also have allowed undocumented immigrants with higher incomes the opportunity to purchase health insurance through Covered California, albeit without access to subsidies. But this would have required a federal waiver because the ACA does not allow undocumented immigrants to enroll in coverage through the exchanges, even if they pay the entire premiums themselves.
SB4 passed the Senate in June 2015, the Assembly in September, and was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on October 9, 2015. But the final version of the legislation – renamed the Health for All Kids Act – focuses solely on Medi-Cal access for undocumented immigrant children under the age of 19. Four other states – New York, Illinois, Washington, and Massachusetts – along with Washington D.C.. have established similar eligibility rules for children, but California's immigrant population is the largest among them, and encompasses a quarter of the whole country's undocumented immigrant population (in 2013, there were an estimated 2.67 million undocumented immigrants in California).
SB4 took effect in May 2016, and an estimated 170,000 undocumented immigrant children became newly-eligible for Medi-Cal. Their eligibility is based solely on household income, without regard for immigration status.
SB10 was also introduced in 2015, and was taken up again in the 2016 legislative session. It would pick up where SB4 leaves off, and would complete the original intent of SB4. SB10 would allow adults age 19 and over to enroll in Medi-Cal without regard for immigration status, and would also allow undocumented immigrants with income above the Medi-Cal threshold to purchase unsubsidized coverage in the exchange, assuming a waiver allowing them to do so is granted by HHS. As of late April 2016, the bill had been amended and was back in committee. Undocumented immigrants can already purchase full-price coverage outside the exchange, but SB10 would allow them to do so in the exchange as well. It's not clear how much that would decrease the uninsured rate among the undocumented population though, since they would still have to pay full price for whatever plan they buy.
Coverage options for pregnant women
Currently, under federal regulations, the birth or adoption of a child is a qualifying event, but pregnancy is not (HHS revisited this question in early 2015, and reiterated their position that pregnancy is not a qualifying event at the federal level). This means that although the mother and baby both have access to health insurance once the child is born, they do not have access to coverage during the pregnancy if the mother lacks insurance and doesn't qualify for any of the other special enrollment periods.
In early 2015, New York and California made headlines as lawmakers in both states considered legislation that would make pregnancy a qualifying event and allow pregnant women the option to purchase coverage in the exchange outside of the annual open enrollment period. As it was originally written, CA AB1102 would have allowed a pregnant woman access to a new health plan when she becomes pregnant, but only if she did not already have minimum essential coverage. AB1102 passed the Assembly in June, but in July the text of the legislation was altered significantly. The revised version (which is now filed as inactive with the Senate) simply says that an applicant who is rejected for coverage – for any reason, including attempting to enroll outside of open enrollment – shall be directed to MRMIP and/or Covered California for more assistance.
MRMIP (California Major Risk Medical Insurance Program) is the state's high risk pool. AB1102 was introduced by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, and I spoke with his office about the changes to the bill. They said that the language of the bill was adjusted once it was brought to their attention that MRMIP is still available in California, and serves as an option for a pregnant woman – or anyone else – who's trying to enroll in a plan outside of open enrollment. It doesn't give enrollees the level of choice or premium subsidy that they would get if pregnancy were to be made a qualifying event, and MRMIP still has annual and lifetime benefit maximums. But it's better than nothing (in most states, the high risk pools are no longer operational now that the ACA has eliminated the concept of pre-existing conditions; high risk pools existed in order to provide coverage for people who were uninsurable in the private market prior to 2014).
In addition to MRMIP, California integrated MCAP enrollment into Covered California as of October 2015. MCAP (Medi-Cal Access Program) offers coverage to uninsured pregnant women who aren't eligible for no-cost Medi-Cal, and whose income is between 213 percent and 322 percent of the federal poverty level (213 is the upper threshold for no-cost Medi-Cal for pregnant women). A pregnant woman is counted as two people for Medi-Cal and MCAP eligibility, so a single pregnant woman would qualify for MCAP with an income up to $51,294. And MCAP recently eliminated a requirement that women enroll by the 30th week of pregnancy, so women in California who meet the income requirements for MCAP can enroll at any point during their pregnancy.
MRMIP, Medi-Cal, and MCAP all have year-round enrollment for eligible applicants, so they offer options for uninsured women who become pregnant outside of general open enrollment.
Exchange working to fix glitch for pregnant women
A glitch in Covered California's system has been automatically transferring privately-insured pregnant women to Medi-Cal if their income makes them eligible for Medi-Cal while pregnant. Medi-Cal is available to all adults with income up to 138 percent of the poverty level, but for pregnant women, the income threshold extends up to 213 percent of the poverty level.
So a woman with income between 138 percent and 213 percent of the poverty level would be eligible for a subsidized qualified health plan (QHP) in the exchange if she's not pregnant, but for Medi-Cal if she is pregnant. And a pregnant women counts as two people for Medi-Cal eligibility determination, but just one person for QHP subsidy eligibility determination, further increasing the number of women whose eligibility status could change with a pregnancy.
Some women have been reporting their pregnancies to Covered California, and the exchange has been automatically switching them to Medi-Cal without confirming that the woman wanted to switch. This has caused some women to lose access to their healthcare providers because of network changes, and the exchange is working as quickly as possible to remedy the problem.
If you're in this situation, contact Covered California and ask them to switch you back to your QHP. Also, Covered California does not require or recommend that women report their pregnancy to the exchange, unless they want to switch to Medi-Cal (which some women do, since they save a considerable amount of money on premiums and out-of-pocket costs with Medi-Cal).
Outreach targets remaining uninsured
There were still more than 3.8 million uninsured residents in California in 2015, and two million of them were eligible for Medi-Cal or subsidies in the exchange. Covered California ramped up their outreach to focus on those two million people and enroll as many of them as possible during the 2016 open enrollment period. The exchange has noted that while 84 percent of uninsured California residents are aware of the ACA's penalty for being uninsured, 36 percent don't know about the subsidies that are available through the exchange to offset the cost of coverage.
Education and outreach continued to be important in round three of Obamacare open enrollment. Covered California has been focusing particularly on Latinos and African Americans, as they have the highest uninsured rate in the state. The exchange is also targeting young, healthy individuals, who are more likely to have put off getting coverage until now. The exchange notes that insuring this population is particularly important in terms of keeping rates sustainable, as they tend to be healthier than people who have already enrolled.
The ACA's penalty for not having insurance has increased again for 2016. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that for people subject to the penalty, it will average $1000 per tax household in 2016 – five times higher than 2014's average penalty. For people who are uninsured in 2016 and not eligible for an exemption from the penalty, the penalty calculation in 2016 will be 2.5 percent of your household income above the tax filing threshold, OR $695 per adult (plus $347.50 per child under 18, with a household max of $2,085), whichever is more. Use this calculator to see how much you may owe. In many cases – particularly for people who qualify for subsidies – the cost of the penalty would cover several months of health insurance premiums.
Heading into the 2016 open enrollment period, Covered California hired 500 temporary call center workers who are augmenting the exchange's permanent call center.
Budget and projections for 2016
In May 2015, Covered California revised its 2016 enrollment projection down to 1.48 million people, growing to nearly 2 million by 2019. The exchange had projected 1.7 million enrollees for 2015, but ended up with 1.4 million – a 1 percent net growth over 2014, which put them among the worst-performing exchanges in terms of year-over-year growth. Ultimately, they ended up with 1.57 million enrollees at the close of the 2016 open enrollment period, which was an increase of almost 164,000 over the prior year.
In addition to a smaller estimated enrollment, the exchange is also tightening its budget for fiscal year 2016, which started July 1, 2015. The budget for the 2016 fiscal year was $332.9 million, which represented a $58 million spending cut when compared with 2015. Covered California still had $100 million in federal start-up money that could be used during the 2016 fiscal year, but no further federal funds are available. The bulk of the exchange's revenue comes from a $13.95/month fee on every policy, and that source is unchanged from the 2015 fiscal year.
2015 enrollment
Total private plan enrollment in Covered California exceeded 1.4 million people by April 19. The exchange had a goal of enrolling half a million new applicants in private plans for 2015, and more than 495,000 new consumers selected health plans through Covered California between Nov. 15, 2014, and Feb. 22. Between February 23 and May 10, another 117,024 people enrolled in coverage through the exchange as a result of various qualifying events.
By the end of March, total effectuated enrollment in private plans through Covered CA stood at 1,364,659 people (attrition is a normal part of the individual health insurance market – some enrollees don't pay their premiums, and others cancel their coverage early in the year). In the press release regarding 2016 rates, the exchange noted that effectuated enrollments were still "more than 1.3 million" as of late July (during the second quarter of 2015, total effectuated enrollment grew slightly, reaching 1,393,567 by the end of June).
Covered California is touting better signup rates among Latinos and African-Americans during the 2015 open enrollment period. Enrollment by minorities lagged in 2014, prompting a reallocation of marketing dollars, the launch of a Spanish-language enrollment website, and an increase in bilingual customer service representatives.
Despite the tax credits that are designed to keep exchange coverage affordable, a recent survey found that 44 percent of Covered California enrollees have difficulty paying their premiums, compared with 25 percent of those with employer-sponsored insurance or private coverage purchased outside the exchange. Covered California CEO Peter Lee noted that the ACA's premium tax credits don't give enrollees a "free lunch" and explained that even heavily subsidized premium are a heavy lift for low-income enrollees.
2015 renewals… 92% or 65%?
In addition to new enrollees, about 917,930 existing exchange enrollees re-enrolled for 2015. In late January, the exchange reported that they had implemented the renewal process for about 92 percent of people who were eligible to re-enroll. They put the total number eligible to re-enroll at a little over 1 million people; there had been 1.1 million private plan enrollees as of December, but about 85,000 of them were determined eligible for Medi-Cal for 2015. Of those who re-enrolled for 2015, approximately 386,000 people actively shopped for a renewal policy while about 576,000 people were automatically re-enrolled in the same plans from 2014.
In April, however, Avalere Health reported that Covered California had retained only 65 percent of their 2014 enrollees for 2015, which could leave people wondering which number to believe. In reality, they were both correct – it just depends on how you look at it. Avalere's calculation is based on total enrollment as of April 2014, and the percentage of that number that renewed for 2015. Although the exchange reported that they had renewed coverage for 92 percent of their eligible enrollees, that doesn't count attrition throughout 2014 (attrition is normal in the individual market, and is to be expected), and is based on the number of people who were enrolled in December who re-enrolled for 2015. But the two re-enrollment data points – 65 percent and 92 percent – are an example of how numbers don't tell the whole story.
If we just look at total private plan enrollment at the end of the 2014 open enrollment period (1,405,102) versus total private plan enrollment at the end of the 2015 open enrollment period (1,412,200), Covered California increased their private plan enrollment by about 7,000 people in 2015.
California's SHOP exchange
California's Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchange lets small employers sign up and offer coverage to their employees year round. Six insurers are offering medical plans through the SHOP: Blue Shield of California, Chinese Community Health Plan, Health Net, Kaiser Permanente, Sharp Health Plan, and Western Health Advantage. As of October 2015, Covered CA's SHOP exchange has 2,865 participating employers, and provides coverage for 19,465 people.
Small businesses must submit a completed application and the first month's premium at least five business days before the end of the month to have coverage starting the first day of the following month. Employers determine the amount they're willing to pay for health insurance, and employees can then select from among all the plan options available in the SHOP exchange; the employer gets one bill each month, but employees have a wide range of plan choices.
In 2015, Covered CA's SHOP exchange was open to businesses with one to 50 employees. That changed in 2016 however, and businesses with up to 100 employees are now able to purchase coverage. That was supposed to be the case nationwide, but in October 2015, President Obama signed HR1624 into law, keeping the definition of "small group" at businesses with up to 50 employees (the ACA had called for expanding "small group" to include businesses with up to 100 employees starting in 2016).
States were still allowed to expand their definitions of small businesses, and California had already aligned their laws with the ACA. California is one of only four states to expand the definition of small group in 2016. California businesses with up to 100 employees fall under the category of small groups starting in 2016.
Covered California and the state's private exchange, California Choice, both confirmed that they would open up their exchanges to businesses with up to 100 employees starting in 2016.
2014 enrollment
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's final 2014 enrollment report showed that 1,405,102 Californians signed up for commercial health insurance between Oct. 15, 2013, and April 19, 2014.
About 800,000 Californian households received premium subsidies to help pay for 2014 coverage. On average, each household received $5,200 in subsidy assistance. About 480,000 of the households also received cost-sharing assistance valued at about $1,200.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that California's uninsured rate dropped 6.3 points, from 21.6 percent to 15.3 percent, from 2013 to 2014. By mid-2015, it had dropped to 11.8 percent – nearly half of what it had been in 2013.
History of California marketplace
California was the first state to authorize an exchange under the Affordable Care Act, with former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signing legislation in 2010.
While Covered California had the nation's most successful 2014 open enrollment period in terms of the number of signups (and continues to lead the country in effectuated enrollments in 2015), it has faced some persistent criticisms and issues.
Enrollment by minorities was low in 2014. To address the issue, Covered California boosted funding and resources to better reach minority communities. According to a Covered California press release, the exchange spent more on advertising that targets Latinos, launched a Spanish-language enrollment website, added more than 200 bilingual customer service representatives, and partnered with several organizations for improved outreach. The exchange is continuing their outreach and enrollment efforts in minority communities for 2016.
Limited physician networks and inaccurate physician directories have been an issue for Covered California and for individual health plans. A Health Affairs study found that although Covered California plans do have relatively narrow networks, geographical access to care is not impaired, and providers are not lower-quality than those found in commercial insurance networks outside the exchange.
But in term of the provider directory issues, Covered California and the individual health insurance carriers in the state have faced significant criticism. Covered California removed its online physician directory due to errors for several weeks in October 2013 and again in February 2014; it has not yet been restored.
Class-action lawsuits were filed against several insurers in July and September 2014 alleging that the companies provided incomplete or inaccurate information about networks or provided network information too late to allow consumers to switch to other plans. In November 2014, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), the state agency that regulates health plans, ruled that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California misled consumers about the size of their physician networks. Both companies disputed the findings.
In August 2014, the California Legislature passed SB 964, which authorized the DMHC to scrutinize the networks for plans sold on Covered California as well the networks of Medi-Cal plans. Gov. Brown signed the bill in October 2014, despite opposition from the California Department of Finance as well as the California Association of Health Plans, a trade association. A 2015 audit of the provider directories maintained by each health insurer found multiple errors in directories for several carriers.
In January 2015, the California Department of Insurance issued emergency regulations to address network access. The regulations specify standard wait times for various medical procedures, require insurers to provide information about physicians, and mandate that provider directories be updated weekly and that directories be available online and in hard copy. The regulations also require insurers to arrange out-of-network care if an in-network provider isn't accessible.
Legislation was introduced in response to the criticisms of provider directory accuracy, and in October 2015, Governor Brown signed SB137 into law. SB137 will take effect in July 2016 and will require health insurance carriers to maintain accurate and updated provider directories.
California health insurance exchange links
Covered California
California Health Benefit Exchange
Information about exchange planning and development
State Exchange Profile: California
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation overview of California's progress toward creating a state health insurance exchange.


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Santa Maria Hotel: "Paella and Arroz Negre!!" Sitges Restaurant Tip by tojoh
Sitges Restaurants: 14 reviews and 11 photos
The hotel has a traditional Spanish interior, light walls, and wooden details. No minimalism here. Some would call it a little kitch, I would rather call it rustic. There were plenty of charm inside, but we were led to a table outside on a terrace, overlooking the restaurant and with a view to the sea.
We were well seated by an elegant round table with a white tablecloth. I absolutely loved the atmosphere.
We paid around €100 for a dinner for four, two sharing one entree and one arroz negre and a paella, and including a good bottle of white wine. Very reasonable from our perspective. The food, however, was good but not great. This means that it is no full score, but it gives reasonably good value for money eating here.
As John speaks Spanish very well, he took care of the situation and ordered our food and wine. We did not find out whether the staff could guide us through an order in English, but the staff did their work well. We did not have to wait long, neither on the food nor wine.
Favorite Dish: We ordered gambas al ajillo, small shrimps in garlic, tomatoes and a lot of olive oil. So delicious in fat, that we used the bread served, to soak up the liquid on the trays. Yum!!
Then they brought the large tray of Paella. It looked absolutely great, rice, onion boiled rabbit and squid in a rich tomato sauce, garnished with lemon, large prawns, mussels and langoustines (or Norway Lobsters)
It had a good rich taste, the mussels were great, but the squid was a little overcooked being a little tough to chew. I tucked into the prawns and langoustines and they did not seem very fresh.
But all in all it was a fairly good experience.
I had tasted the arroz negre before, at La Fonda in Barcelona, and I loved it. This dish is so dramatic - the black squid ink colouring the rice and seafood adding flavour to it, as well.
My arroz negre experience at Santa Maria was clearly beating by the one I had eaten before. Once again, the squid was tough to chew, and I did not fancy the consistency of the whole dish. It looked like something digged out of a puddle.
Still it tasted reasonably good, but my favourite for the evening was the paella.
We enjoyed a dry, but very fruity white wine that matched the food very well.
Address: Pg. De la Ribera 52, 08870 Sitges
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Draft and Recruitment (Sports)
News about Draft and Recruitment, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
May. 18, 2016
Philadelphia 76ers win NBA draft lottery, and will take first pick, followed by Los Angeles Lakers. MORE
Apr. 30, 2016
University of Mississippi offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil is taken by Miami Dolphins in 13th pick of NFL draft, rather than projected No 3, after video of him smoking marijuana surfaces on his Twitter account; drop costs Tunsil estimated $13 million. MORE
Apr. 28, 2016
Ken Belson On Pro Football column notes that 96 underclassmen, in what is second-highest total in draft history, have entered 2016 NFL draft before exhausting their college eligibility. MORE
Apr. 25, 2016
John Branch On Pro Football notes that college star quarterback Johnny Manziel, who was chosen 22nd in 2014 National Football League draft pick, is now out of league, lacking team, agent or endorsement; observes that Manziel, with his addiction problems, is seen as NFL draft bust who personifies leagues' and fans' penchant for dehumanizing game. MORE
Mar. 29, 2016
Hiring of Amanda Hopkins as full-time scout for Seattle Mariners draws attention to fact that while women have served as part-time scouts in sport for decades, they rarely have received any recognition. MORE
Feb. 4, 2016
College football's national signing day ends with Michigan claiming commitment of defensive tackle Rashan Gary, country's top-ranked recruit, and several prized high school players choosing to play for Texas. MORE
Feb. 3, 2016
College football programs look to national signing day to replenish their ranks with country's top high school players; teams in ideal position include Ohio State, whose 2015 national championship should lure elite recruits, offsetting loss of handful of its best players to NFL draft. MORE
Dec. 8, 2015
College coaches urge NCAA to crack down on recruitment of high school and sometimes even middle school students, practice that is largely hidden but increasingly common, especially in women's sports; say they are pressured to recruit young athletes and until practice is explicitly prohibited it is in their best interests to do so, despite potential harm to both players and teams. MORE
Nov. 22, 2015
Virtual reality is popular training tool among college football programs, and handful of teams are now using technology for recruiting purposes; working with software companies, schools are designing virtual reality environments that mirror a campus visit experience. MORE
Oct. 21, 2015
Many college basketball programs have started holding open practices during preseason specifically for NBA scouts and team officials. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
First and second NHL draft picks are obvious choices but third, to be chosen by Arizona Coyotes, is subject of much speculation; many predict that it will be either defenseman Noah Hanifin, center Dylan Strome or center Mitch Marner. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Fran Fraschilla, who has become foremost authority on international scouting for NBA, commends New York Knicks on choice of center Kristaps Porzingis in first round of draft. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
The Upshot; NBA teams can get more for their money by taking later draft pick since late first-round players have lower salaries and, outside top-10 picks, difference in player production is nominal. MORE
Jun. 9, 2015
Tyler Kepner On Baseball column observes that MLB draft has increased its focus on high school prospects like Brendan Rodgers, shortstop who was chosen third overall; notes that Rodgers' role model is Derek Jeter, who was first high schooler drafted in 1992. MORE
Jun. 9, 2015
Shortstops are chosen as first three picks in the MLB draft for the first time in history, as teams focus on infield rather than pitching staff; No 1 pick is Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt shortstop highly regarded for his hitting, who goes to Arizona Diamondbacks. MORE
May. 9, 2015
Colleges are increasingly offering loss-of-value insurance as incentive for players to stay for senior year rather than enter NFL draft; insurance is meant to compensate student athletes for lesser contracts they may receive as result of injuries sustained in final year of school, but no player has been known to collect on it. MORE
May. 1, 2015
Deal struck by ESPN and NFL Network with several news agencies, which prohibits journalists from reporting draft picks early, is stifling to good journalism, but boon for networks as they are ensured millions of viewers for televised first-round of NFL draft. MORE
May. 1, 2015
The Upshot; NFL is unlike any other industry in way it hires new recruits out of college, but for good reason; system gives players no choice in who they work for, but is designed that way to maintain competitiveness and some parity between teams. MORE
Apr. 12, 2015
William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column notes that Scotty Thurman, former Arkansas guard who left college early to make himself available for NBA draft but was never drafted, is advocating changes to give athletes greater flexibility. MORE
Apr. 10, 2015
Seven University of Kentucky basketball players, three of them freshmen, have decided to leave college early for NBA draft; small forward Alex Poythress, junior who was sidelined with injury, has not decided whether to return. MORE
Mar. 29, 2015
Keeping Score column; pitcher Brady Aiken, No 1 pick in 2014 baseball draft, has announced he has had Tommy John surgery; decision to walk away from Houston Astros, who cut his signing bonus significantly after seeing results of magnetic resonance imaging of his elbow, may yet pay off for 17-year-old lefthander and for baseball, with MLB now considering possibility of draft combine to deal with similar situations. MORE
Mar. 23, 2015
College basketball coaches have widely differing opinions on NBA rule that prohibits high school players from signing with professional team but allows them to quit college programs after only one year to enter draft. MORE
Feb. 15, 2015
Increasing number of college-bound athletes are refusing to sign national letter of intent, document that makes decision binding according to NCAA rules; issue is part of national debate about recruiting that could give young athletes even more leverage; refusal to sign NLI is coming from experience of many young players who were personally recruited by college coaches who then took other jobs before school year even started. MORE
Oct. 23, 2014
National Basketball Association's board of governors vote down measure to overhaul the way the draft lottery is conducted; in current lottery system, worst team in league has 25 percent chance of securing top pick in draft; revised lottery would have worsened those odds, with goal of not overly rewarding teams for losing. MORE
Aug. 3, 2014
Reeves Wiedeman article explores how youth basketball in America has been taken over by companies like Nike; profiles Terrance Williams, head coach of Team Scan Cardinals, one of best youth-basketball programs in the country; describes difficulty Williams has in reconciling his idealistic goals with fact that sport has become thriving business concerned with college and professional basketball recruitment prospects. MORE
May. 12, 2014
NFL will not decide until late summer where 2015 draft will take place, but Commissioner Roger Goodell says league is considering several changes, including expanding the event to four days and moving part or all of it to another location; Radio City Music Hall has hosted nine consecutive drafts. MORE
May. 9, 2014
Personalizing jerseys for top NFL draft picks in brief moments between when the selection is announced and the player takes the stage on Draft Day is a mix of preparation, practice and sleight of hand, helped by the wonders of television. MORE
May. 8, 2014
NFL draft, the league's most popular off-the-field event, has become a three-day spectacle that commands months of intense interest; is a marketing machine that feeds the seemingly insatiable desire for information about the nation's most popular sport and the college players who learn their professional fates on live television. MORE
May. 8, 2014
International recruiting has become a theme among college golf teams; Long Island University Brooklyn women's golf team, which will compete at the NCAA regional tournament, has a roster of players from New Zealand, Spain, Italy, England, Mexico and the United States. MORE
May. 4, 2014
Box Seats column; Mel Kiper Jr, ESPN's lead NFL draft expert, is no longer producing his annual draft report--a 150-page-or-so guide that fed NFL draft obsession since 1979; for the 2014 NFL draft, and in the future, subscribers are on their own. MORE
Apr. 26, 2014
Juliet Macur Sports Of The Times column argues that it may be time to do away with NBA's one-year rule, which effectively requires players to spend at least a year in college before entering the draft. MORE
Jan. 27, 2014
Story of Haley Berg, high-school freshman who has already accepted soccer scholarship to the University of Texas, illustrates intensifying competition for top players that has led recruiters to focus on ever-younger girls; many coaches and parents worry about the physical and psychological toll that trend, among other sports as well, may take on youngsters. MORE
Jun. 8, 2013
College coaches are using transfer rule to prevent athletes who wish to change schools from getting many, if not all, of their preferred options; universities have long sought to block student-athletes from transferring to a rival program, but the impulse to limit the student-athlete's options has been heightened to the point that coaches are now blacklisting dozens of universities. MORE
Jun. 7, 2013
Houston Astros select Mark Appel, a starting pitcher out of Stanford, with the first pick in Major League Baseball's first-year player draft. MORE
Jun. 6, 2013
Stanford pitcher Mark Appel's stock plummeted before 2012 MLB draft because of his salary demands, and although he pitched even better this year, he still may not be taken first over all. MORE
Jun. 6, 2013
Stanford pitcher Mark Appel, Oklahoma pitcher Jonathan Gray and San Diego third baseman Kris Bryant stand out as the top choices in 2013 MLB draft. MORE
Apr. 8, 2013
N.F.L. representatives will meet with the New York attorney general's office to discuss the league's investigation of questions players were asked about sexual orientation at the scouting combine in February. MORE
Feb. 22, 2013
Every player at NFL scouting combine will undergo psychological assessment designed to determine and quantify nebulous qualities that coaches have long believed make the most successful players--motivation, competitiveness, passion and mental toughness; goal is to eliminate the impact of prior knowledge, in which racial and socioeconomic factors may have influence. MORE
Feb. 19, 2013
Some major colleges fear looser NCAA recruiting rules; under pending legislation, college coaches would be able to exchange unlimited phone calls and text messages with prospects, among other rule changes. MORE
Feb. 3, 2013
Character Study column on Tom Konchalski, college basketball scout with uncanny memory for faces, names, dates and high school basketball lore. MORE
Feb. 3, 2013
San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke, with his meticulous scouting for 2011 NFL draft, helped to assemble a team that will play in Super Bowl XLVII. MORE
Apr. 4, 2012
University of Kentucky's victory in the NCAA men's basketball championship draws attention to the NBA's so-called 'one-and-done' rule, which requires that players be one year removed from graduating from high school before they are eligible for the draft; critics say that the rule gives college basketball players little incentive to excel academically as they are intent on going professional, as Kentucky's five starters, who are all underclassmen, are expected to do. MORE
Nov. 10, 2011
Keith Tribble, athletic director and assistant football coach at the University of Central Florida, resigns amid an NCAA investigation into illicit recruiting practices tied to a man identified as a recruiter for a sports agent. MORE
Oct. 3, 2011
Quad blog; report that Tennessee assistant football coach Willie Mack Garza paid $1,500 for top-rated tailback Lache Seastrunk and his mother to fly to unofficial visit to the university sends reverberations throughout college sports and portrays Garza and Tennessee staff flagrantly disobeying NCAA rules on unofficial visits. MORE
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Projecting more calm than his father typically displayed, Hal Steinbrenner said, "We're just going to have to figure out how to do the best to rebuild."
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Kennedy Meeks Out of the Draft
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I've finally realized I've reached that really special age in life: My friends are starting to get married. The only thing that concerns me in this situation is not that I need to start fiancée hunting, but that my bank account is going to slowly deplete for the next five years until I've bought every steak knife set at Bed, Bath, & Beyond. Engaged friends, I love y'all, but this sister is on a budget! I've got two weddings back to back next weekend, so I decided to do a little bit of browsing for less expensive – but unique – gifts* for the bride and groom (disclaimer: since I am not crafty whatsoever, I have included very minimal DIY suggestions). Check out these five ideas:
Unique Wedding Gift Ideas: Special Experiences or Memberships
Let's be honest: Your newlywed friends are going to be face deep in piles of linens, fine China, and cantankerous kitchen gadgets that they'll be sorting through for weeks. Sure, you could get them the wine opener they requested on their registry, but why not shoot for the stars with something really cool? I'm all about Groupon and LivingSocial, so I frequently see interesting deals for experiences and memberships that even I'd be interested in trying. Deals are everywhere – on and offline – so get creative! Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Sushi making class
- Gym membership
- Netflix membership
- Yearlong pass to a local museum
- Hot air balloon ride
- Concert tickets
- Magazine subscription
Unique Wedding Gift Ideas: Gift Baskets
Ah, gift baskets. I tend to think of these as something I see at the mall at Christmas time – and they're always filled with a cheese and summer sausage assortment. But a gift basket for the bride and groom can be a really fun way to be thoughtful and frugal. They dig a little barbecue? Find some awesome sauces, his and hers aprons, and a 6-pack of craft beer to make it a fun night of grilling. Or how about a movie night basket? Seek out gourmet popcorn, a fabulous bottle of wine, a classic movie, and a giant bowl to wrap everything up in. This is a little bit too DIY for me since it likely involves getting crafty with some cellophane or tulle to wrap everything together, but I suspect you guys will be able to pull it off!
Unique Wedding Gift Ideas: Plants
Not a silk plant. Not a Venus flytrap. And please, not an Obama Chia Pet. In all honesty, a plant can be an awesome gift that keeps on giving year after year! This might not be the greatest idea for your apartment-dwelling pals, but if the newlyweds are calling a nice little house with a lawn home, go for it! I bet you'll be the only one showing up at the wedding with a planter filled with cherry tree seeds, but you won't be forgotten each spring when it blooms! Consult your local nursery to find out what type of tree, shrub, or plant might be best in your friends' yard. Throw in a gnome to stand guard next to it for good measure.
Unique Wedding Gift Ideas: Personalized Anything
I've been into personalized stuff ever since I was a 10-year-old with my own business cards. Wouldn't you know; people are still into stuff with their initials and names on it! Maybe the happy couple already received their set of everyday drinking glasses, but did they receive beer mugs with their initials? Surprise them with a spiced up welcome mat for their front door, complete with their last name on it! Or even a super cool mailbox that's just for them (granted it will only last long enough for a kid in driver's training to run it over). Get your creative juices flowing: the possibilities are endless when it comes to engraving, monogramming, and personalization!
Unique Wedding Gift Ideas: Frame Something
As long as it's not a framed picture of you or your cat, this is a totally acceptable gift. Would I give a friend a framed picture of my cat? Probably, considering my cat, Mischa is the coolest creature in the metro Detroit vicinity. Since that's neither here nor there, let's explore some framing options. How about the couple's invitation, save the date, or program? You could save mementos from the reception and put all of those in a nice little shadowbox as a collage. Put in some candid pictures of them you snapped that night, and voila! You've got a gift they'll be more than ecstatic to hang on the wall.
The weddings I'm attending are just a week away, so it looks like it's time for me to step up my unique factor with their gifts. I'm thinking the lawn gnome idea is something I'm going to be sticking with. Have more ideas for out-of-the-box wedding gifts? Share with us!
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These are all great, and personally unique gifts for wedded couples! I like especially the idea of personalized gifts. Something that is engraved personally shows that you thought long and hard about your present. Some things such as Whimsical Winds' personalized wind chimes give you the chance to engrave not only names or initials, but dates and messages! The chimes I provided a link to allow engravings of up to 150 characters for the most part– try writing their names, the date they were married, or lyrics to their wedding song!
Nice to have those items on my wedding gift list. Those are cutest I've ever seen! Moreover, there are also unique items can be found on Therapy. They have these items that will surely love by the newly wed couples. Items ranges from kitchenwares and other stuffs to iPhone accessories and other necessary items. The link comes after this. http://therapy.ph/products/houseware
That is a unique and personalized gift, nice!


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Manchester City and Arsenal are watching the Dutchman.
He said: "I am honored that the big clubs are interested in me, but the only thing I can do is play. I'm having fun in gaining experience at Celtic, the first six months were great.
"I like everything here in Glasgow."
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CARe show draws cars and canines
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - From animal lovers to auto enthusiasts checking out everything from classic models to the latest designs, the Capistrano Animal Rescue Efforts annual car show Saturday brought a wide range of visitors and participants to the Capistrano Sports Park.
More than 1,000 people attended the annual CARe show, organizers said, which featured entries from more than 300 participants. While the final figures weren't yet available, CARE officials believe the event brought in more than $20,000 for rescue and adoption efforts.
Vehicles of all shapes and sizes lined the grassy field Saturday, from classic cars gleaming like they had just been removed from the factory floor to the latest top models. Returning from last year was a collection of motorcycles as well, with participants such as the Iron Indian riders.
For the car owners - many of whom were veterans of the Southern California car show scene - the CARe show featured a laid-back, less competitive environment, as people walked leisurely from vehicle to vehicle, many accompanied by their canine companions.
"Some guys are out to win a trophy - we just want to have fun," said Charlie Catalano, a Lake Forest resident who brought his '68 Camaro to the show.
Laguna Niguel residents Tom and Rose Ann Glasscock enjoyed meeting with the passing car enthusiasts, as they relaxed next to their '32 Ford Four-Door.
"It brings back a lot of memories of when we were growing up," Rose Ann Glasscock said. "You'll get an old man telling you the story of when he was growing up."
San Clemente resident Robert Gonzalez and his family took advantage of the mix of animal and vehicular focus, not only bringing a '62 Buick Rivera and a '64 Chevy Impala, but also their three dogs.
"It's a little bit mellower, a bit more family oriented," Gonzalez said. "I'm glad it's local."
The show also provided a showcase for competitive cars. Ted Stroscher of San Juan Capistrano brought his Mercedes Benz 300SL Gull Wing, with which he competes on the vintage racing circuit.
"To me, the car is not meant to be a show car, they are meant to be driven and used. But when CARE put on an event like this for a good cause I'll clean it up and bring it out," Stroscher said. "It's somewhat educational for people because there were only 1,400 of these cars made, so a lot of people don't have the chance to get near them."
This year marks the fifth appearance at the CARe show for Stroscher, who has been with the event since its inception.
"It's meant for guys who love their cars and love to bring them out," Stroscher said. "They can sit there, kick tires and meet lots of people. It's like a big party."
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