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BlueStreak

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7. BCBS may be fine in your area. You have to check out the networks.

Reply to progree (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 21, 2014, 11:31 PM

Mar 2014

That takes time to research. When I was on healthcare.gov, the links to the networks did not work. I had to go to the websites of the individual companies to get that info.

And the same company can have different networks for differently policies. In my area, the BCBS ACA policies were complete garbage (and that is 95% of what is on the exchange in my area.) But I had a BCBS policy from pre-ACA which had a good network, so I kept that policy for 2014.

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Any advice on health insurers? [View all] progree Mar 2014 OP

Think of it as a 1-year deal, not a long-term relationship BlueStreak Mar 2014 #1

Oh well. I already started looking at BCBS first. Thx for heads up. n/t progree Mar 2014 #2

BCBS may be fine in your area. You have to check out the networks. BlueStreak Mar 2014 #7

If you enroll by March 31st, you avoid the penalty for not having insurance Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #3

They also require I pay the first month's premium by March 31, and can't pay online progree Mar 2014 #5

What I know. kickysnana Mar 2014 #4

Hmm, HealthSherpa and MNSure list Medica as a PPO progree Mar 2014 #6

If you have a primary care doctor, call the office and find out what plans they accept. Then pnwmom Mar 2014 #8

When my brother had cancer he was covered by HealthPartners dflprincess Mar 2014 #9

Thanks! progree Mar 2014 #10

Esme Murphy had the head of MNSure on WCCO this morning dflprincess Mar 2014 #11

Thanks - I found an article about MNSURE enrollments not fully completed by March 31 progree Mar 2014 #12

At about 300% of poverty, they signed me up for Medicaid! progree Mar 2014 #13

Done. I am enrolled in a MNSure exchange health insurance program progree Mar 2014 #14