A warning to people retiring in California. If you are offered a Medi-Cal benefit in addition to being on Medicare, and you have a spouse still on Covered California, do not submit that Medi-Cal application.

They based their income calculation on how much money I withdrew from my IRA in February, a month I withdrew $3000 to pay my wife's dentistry bill.

So now they think I'm richer than I am, and my wife's insurance plan was cancelled and replaced by an inferior one that costs 10 times as much.

I get to talk to #BlueShield, #CoveredCalifornia, and Humboldt HHS to try to straighten out this mess.

We're now trying to decide if having her go 6 months without health insurance until she qualifies for Medicare is a risk we should take.

So ironic that this all started because in the U.S., dental isn't considered healthcare.

#healthcare

Hey quick USian question. Has anyone got #BBL paid for by #Regence / #BlueShield / #BlueCross insurance (anywhere in the states, but WA would be most useful), and if you have do you mind sharing which provider it was with?

(DM's fine)

Thank you! (Please go ahead and share for more reach).

💥 🇮🇷 Depuis le 28 février, au moins 120 musées et bâtiments historiques ont été endommagés en Iran.

https://www.rtbf.be/article/iran-les-frappes-israelo-americaines-ont-endommage-120-musees-et-batiments-historiques-11702376

#guerre #War #Iran #Patrimoine #UNESCO #BlueShield

Blue Shield warns of potential ‘war crimes’ against Iran’s cultural sites.

International museum and heritage bodies urge protection of cultural heritage across Gulf region.

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2026/03/blue-shield-warns-of-potential-war-crimes-against-irans-cultural-sites/# #globalmuseum #heriatge #Iran #BlueShield

Wieder ein Kulturgut: der Dachstuhl des Herrenhauses von Schloss Hardenberg ist am 21.11. in Flammen aufgegangen. Unser Kulturgut ist bedroht, bisher gab es keine Statistik dazu. Das macht der Schadensmonitor Kukturgut Deutschland von Blue Shield seit über einem Jahr. Der neue Fall ist schon gemeldet. Neue Fälle können hier gemeldet werden: https://www.blue-shield.de/schadensmonitor-kulturgut/

Mehr zum Brand im Herrenhaus:
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/nordrheinwestfalen/schloss-hardenberg-brand-dachstuhl-100.html

#kulturgut #blueshield #schadensmonitor

Es ging um die Schädigung des Kulturerbes. Bei der Jahrestagung von Blue Shield Deutschland standen gestern die Diskussionen rund um den Schadensmonitor im Mittelpunkt: wie schützen wir? Wie kartieren wir? Was wissen wir?

https://www.blue-shield.de/jahrestagung2025/

#kulturgut #schaden #blueshield

#MedicalInsurance #Medicare

Yea!!! 👏👏👏

#UCSF & #BlueShield reached an agreement to keep UCSF in the Blue Shield network. So, I don't have to find a new PCP after all.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/uc-health-blue-shield-agreement-20761800.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2hlYWx0aC9hcnRpY2xlL3VjLWhlYWx0aC1ibHVlLXNoaWVsZC1hZ3JlZW1lbnQtMjA3NjE4MDAucGhw&time=MTc1MjAzOTE4NjgzOA%3D%3D&rid=ZWU3ODAyMDYtMmZlYS00ODFiLTliMmMtMzUyMGNjZjQ4ZjA1&sharecount=Mg%3D%3D

#Health #MedicalInsurance #Medicare

Because of the current contract dispute between #UCSF & #BlueShield, I have had to make plans to get a new #PCP & have been spending a few days gathering & organizing my #MedicalRecords, including significant medical procedures, blood test results, vaccinations & medications.

The appointment with my new prospective PCP is this coming Friday but I've got an appointment with another prospective PCP in Sep. Might as well make use of my PPO insurance coverage.

Most of this info was readily available on #MyChart but I had to spend a few hours sorting thru old #MedicalRecords. Good thing I'm a #PaperHoarder or all of that info would have been lost but there's a lot of detritus in the files that still need to be purged. 🤷‍♂️

#MedicalInsurance #Medicare #UCSF #BlueShield

FYI, it was announced today 7/12025 that negotiations between between Blue Shield & UCSF have been extended until August 9, 2025.

So, those covered by Blue Cross (like me) can still receive care at UCSF until that date. Expect further updates to follow.

https://www.blueshieldca.com/content/dam/bsca/en/employer/docs/2025/SFHSS-Specific-FAQs.pdf