California Health Insurance

Eight of the best sites for health insurance in California. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. Blue Cross of California - Find information on both individual and group health insurance plans from the California arm of this large health insurance association. (www.bluecrossca.com)

2. Insurance Advisors - Health insurance broker Kathy Hope represents the major California health insurance providers, including Aetna, Blue Cross of California, Blue Shield, Healthnet, Kaiser, and United Health, and helps individuals, families, self-employed professionals and businesses or others with group insurance needs to find the right insurance plan. (www.healthbroker.com)

3. FastHealthQuotes.net - Site allows you to compare quotes from multiple providers of California health insurance from a single form. Get quotes for individual or family health insurance coverage and/or dental coverage. Companies providing quotes may include Aetna, Blue Cross of California, Health Net of California, Kaiser Permanente, PacifiCare and others. (www.fasthealthquotes.net)

4. PacifiCare - California health insurance provider is part of the United Healthcare company. Provides group insurance plans as well as individual insurance plans through local brokers. (www.pacificare.com)

5. California Health Insurance Quotes from Zenker Insurance - Torrance, California insurance agent representing Blue Cross of California can help you find the Blue Cross HMO, PPO or Lumenos HSA or HIA for your family’s health insurance needs, as well as individual health insurance plans (Tonik) or group health insurance plans. (californiahealthinsurancenow.com)

6. J.C. Lewis Insurance Services - Agent offers individual and group health insurance plans in California, as well as dental plans. Insurance providers available include Aetna, Assurant Health, Blue Cross of California, Kaiser Permanente and more. (www.jclewisinsuranceservices.com)

7. Blue Cross Causes Concern - July 27, 2007 article about changes in Blue Cross of California’s reimbursement rates to physicians, in which routine doctor visits will have greater reimbursement but certain procedures will have less reimbursement. While local doctors express concern, Blue Cross says it is an attempt to encourage patients to get regular checkups. (www.freelancenews.com)

8. Kaiser Fined $3 Million by State - July 27, 2007 article on California health insurance HMO being fined by the state of California over its lack of response to complaints by patients about the doctors and hospitals providing their health care. (www.contracostatimes.com)

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