By Bonnie Burns, Training & Policy Specialist Following CalPERS’s withdrawal from the class action settlement, the parties held a joint case conference with the court on May 5th. CHA does not have the details of that case conference but we are told that the lawsuit will go to a jury in the fall. In the meantime the executive committee of the California … [Read more...] about CalPERS Update #7: Investigation into CalPERS Long-Term Care Insurance Program
CalPERS Update #6: CalPERS Opts Out of Settlement
By Bonnie Burns, Training & Policy Specialist We have just learned that CalPERS has opted out of the class action settlement ending the current agreement that was scheduled to be heard on June 8th. This means that policyholders will not get any of the options that were described in the settlement. Approximately 70% of class members had opted to end their … [Read more...] about CalPERS Update #6: CalPERS Opts Out of Settlement
CalPERS Update #5: Settlement Decision Deadline is January 28, 2022
By Bonnie Burns, Consultant to California Health Advocates CalPERS policyholders who chose the option of replacement coverage in the Wedding Class Action lawsuit have been notified by mail that replacement coverage was not found. As a result those policyholders MUST make a decision about whether to accept the return of premiums they’ve paid and cancel their … [Read more...] about CalPERS Update #5: Settlement Decision Deadline is January 28, 2022
CalPERS Long Term Care Insurance Update #4: Replacement Coverage Deadline Extended
By Bonnie Burns, Consultant to California Health Advocates If you expressed an interest in a replacement policy for your CalPERS long-term care insurance, you may be wondering why you haven’t heard anything from the Settlement Administrator. The deadline to inform you about replacement coverage has been extended, but that information is not on the Settlement website and … [Read more...] about CalPERS Long Term Care Insurance Update #4: Replacement Coverage Deadline Extended
Comments to CDI’s Long-Term Care Insurance Task Force Re: Opt-Out, Coordination of Benefits & LTSS
October 21, 2021 To: Members of the California Department of Insurance Long-term Care Insurance Task Force California Health Advocates: LTCI Task Force Meeting #4 California Health Advocates (CHA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated since 1997 to providing timely and accurate information on Medicare, Medicare Supplements, and long-term care insurance. CHA … [Read more...] about Comments to CDI’s Long-Term Care Insurance Task Force Re: Opt-Out, Coordination of Benefits & LTSS
