[StBernard] letter from BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana on healthcare reform

[Westley Annis]

Thank you, that is good information. and no, this is not medigap.  My
understanding is that enrollment may also be once a year, similar to medigap
and a noticeable portion of the Federal subsidy seems to be the tax credit. 
 
What my household has now through BlueCross Louisiana is most similar to the
Bronze option from the California charts, but without any Co-Pays until the
deductible is reached. 
 
http://tinyurl.com/n88gvqw

http://www.cahba.com/covered-california/premium-subsidy.htm
 
 
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Ohh...well in that case I'd say when the exchange for Louisiana opens up, I
would also look at some other companies.  Since La did not opt to go into
the process of creating an exchange, the Feds will create an exchange for
the residents here.  Oh, and this isn't a medigap type policy you have is
it?  If so that's a different story.  However, if you have a regular
individual policy, then you might look into the exchanges and see what other
companies have to offer.  Basically the plans are going to look like these
in California:

http://www.coveredca.com/PDFs/English/CoveredCA-HealthPlanBenefitsComparison
Chart.pdf

Here is the main site for California:

http://www.coveredca.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Heal
th+Benefit+Exchange&utm_term=California&gclid=CIu3uMjbqbgCFWYV7AodcnsAzQ

http://tinyurl.com/n88gvqw

This is a list of plans/carriers that will be available in CA.  

http://www.cahba.com/covered-california/carriers.htm

In La, at least one of the plans will be a Federal multi-state plan which
will be established by the Office of Personnel Management and there's a link
to a New York Times article here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/health/us-to-sponsor-health-insurance-plan
s-nationwide.html?_r=1&

http://tinyurl.com/cu89e99

Hope that provides you some info to check out.