I visited CoveredCA today, and applied for coverage. I won’t be selecting a plan until they make available the actual names of providers in each plan they offer come Monday, 10/7. Just to double check that my current providers will be accepting the plan I choose.
I’m leaning towards the Blue Shield of CA Ultimate (Platinum) PPO for a variety of reasons, most notably that all my providers will accept it and they have a vast network of providers, some of which are located in the rural and semi-rural areas of the US which I regularly visit. And my visit to these providers does NOT have to be considered an “emergency” in order to be covered.