Health Net California
Health Net continues to be the 4th most popular carrier offered through the California Health Exchange. Click Health Net Covered California for more details on plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The top three carriers are Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente. Molina Healthcare has been growing in popularity and may threaten to bump Health Net in California to 5th place.
Medical Plan Offerings
Health Net California plans are offered through Covered California, Medi-Cal/Medicaid, Medicare and directly through the carrier. California Choice includes Health Net as an option for group health insurance in California.
Providers
In some areas of California, Health Net offers narrow networks in order to keep their premiums down. Also, they have some of the most robust networks on some plans in some rate areas. See below for helpful links:
- Provider Search / Doctor List
- Medicare Formulary
- Prior Authorization Form for Medication
- Appeal Form
- Provider Portal for credentialing and more
Customer Service
The Health Net California customer service contact phone number is 1-800-522-0088. Be aware that Health Net has received some bad reviews for poor customer service and billing problems in the last couple years. Their claims address for Individual and Family Plans is: P.O. Box 14702; Lexington, KY 40512.
by John Hansen
Health Net has issued off cycle second quarter rate changes that will impact Covered California Small Business renewals and new business with effective dates of May 1, 2017 and June 1, 2017.
(more...)Posted: February 24th, 2017 under Health Net California , Health Plans in California
by John Hansen
Learn What the Health Net Health Plan is About and How it Compares to Other Plans Like Anthem Blue Cross
Health Net medical insurance coverage includes both HMO and PPO products. According to the Health Net Health Plan, their HMO plans are more popular in Southern California, while their PPO products are more popular in Northern California.
Health Insurance from Health Net: Full Networks and Skinny Networks
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Posted: July 12th, 2016
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by John Hansen
The Centene-Health Net Merger is the first of three major health care mergers in California to occur this year. The Aetna-Humana and Anthem-Cigna mergers are still facing regulatory review.
Health Net Insurance Co Stockholders
Centene purchased the Health Net Insurance Company and stock shares were divided. According to Fierce Health Payer, “Health Net shareholders received 0.622 shares of Centene common stock and $28.25 in cash for each ...
(more...)Posted: July 12th, 2016 under Health Net California