By Bonnie Burns, Consultant to California Health Advocates As we learn new information about the lawsuit settlement or the premium increase and options to reduce the cost imposed on your policy, we will post it here to help CalPERS members sort through their options. Please be aware that the notice from the lawsuit and the notice of a premium increase both use … [Read more...] about Update on CalPERS Settlement & Premium Increase
CalPERS Update: 2021 Premium Increases & Class Action Settlement Are Not Related
By Bonnie Burns, Consultant to California Health Advocates People who own a CalPERS long-term care insurance policy have received notices with options to reduce the impact of the current premium increase of 52%. At the same time, policyholders are also learning about a preliminary settlement in a class action law suit against the CalPERS long-term care program. These are … [Read more...] about CalPERS Update: 2021 Premium Increases & Class Action Settlement Are Not Related
Preliminary Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Against CalPERS Long Term Care Affects 117,000 Policyholders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2021 For more information, contact: Bonnie Burns, Training & Policy Specialist, 831-438-6677, bburns@cahealthadvocates.org Preliminary Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Against CalPERS Long Term Care Affects 117,000 Policyholders Sacramento, CA — A preliminary settlement agreement has been reached in a class action … [Read more...] about Preliminary Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Against CalPERS Long Term Care Affects 117,000 Policyholders
CHA Advocates for Caregiver Support
California Health Advocates submitted this letter in support of the California Caregiver Resource Center’s request for an extension of one additional year of the current $10 million augmentation for the CRC service and technology expansion project and a $10 million ongoing augmentation to permanently restore the deep cuts to the program in the recessionary years. This … [Read more...] about CHA Advocates for Caregiver Support
New Guidance on Visitation Rights for Nursing Home Residents
The "light at the end of the tunnel" is finally emerging for nursing home residents across the country. As nursing home residents and staff were some of the hardest hit during the COVID pandemic, with one third of all U.S. COVID deaths linked to nursing homes, residents have endured severely limited contact with their family and friends for much of 2020 and early 2021. Yet now … [Read more...] about New Guidance on Visitation Rights for Nursing Home Residents
