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California Health Insurance Rate Increases Are Coming!

Since early December you’ve been getting letters from Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, and Aetna, letting you know that your health insurance rates are going up after the beginning of 2013. Many of you have screamed in frustration when you see the new costs.

At SPF Insurance we’ve seen this through your eyes by listening to you tell us how much your increase was when you called us. We’re here to help you, and we have solutions to this problem. Watch this new video to see what you can do.

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San Diego Health Insurance Quotes Made Easy

SPF Insurance Services is an independent insurance resource designed to help you quickly find a good solution for your San Diego Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Care Insurance needs. We provide insurance quotes and an easy set of tools to enable you find the plan that best fits your situation. This site will provide you with immediate results for Health Insurance Quotes, Dental Insurance Quotes Life Insurance Quotes, and Medicare Insurance Quotes.   You won’t receive calls from multiple agents trying to sell you “their plan”.  Some insurance types require more hand holding so contact us to request Group Health Insurance Quotes, Long-Term Care Insurance Quotes, and Disability Insurance Quotes.


5 Steps to Get The San Diego Health Insurance Plan For You!

  1. Go to the Health Insurance Quote Information page, and read the entry “4 Keys to Understanding Health Insurance Plans”.
  2. Look at the Recommendation Table on the Health Insurance page to determine which category describes your situation, and then review the specific plans that best fit people in that category.
  3. Run a Health Insurance Quote and click the “Check to Compare” boxes (in orange) beside the plans that were identified in the Recommendation Table and then click the “Compare” button to get a side by side view of the plan benefits.
  4. Choose the plan that best fits your needs and budget.
  5. Then read the Application Tips before you click on the “Apply Now” button.

 

If you have any problems or questions, please call us and one of our Advisors would love to help you.


 

 See plans from all major health insurance companies in California. Get the best deal!

 


San Diego Health Insurance


Check Out Our Latest Analysis!

We’ve been busy the last couple months putting together in-depth reports on Health Savings Account (HSA) health insurance plans, and Baby health insurance. Each of the topics is covered with detailed recommendations and strategies to help you quickly get the information you need to make a good decision.

For California Health Savings Account health insurance we start with an overview of what HSA’s are, how they work, who they’re a good fit for, and what plans we recommend. Then we cover what the Savings Account is, how it works, and where you can set one up, along with additional information on what qualified medical expenses are.

Our most recent topic is on Baby Health Insurance in California. Here we start with the birth of the baby and help parents decide which plan to put their new baby on. Then we cover what baby and child health insurance costs look like, what well baby care is, and make specific plan recommendations for different types of children.

Go ahead and check these out, and be sure to LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!


San Diego Health Insurance, California

The Southern California and San Diego Health Insurance marketplace is served by all the major health insurance companies. The San Diego area is home to numerous research hospitals that provide state of the art treatment technologies and modalities. The region also contains a variety of large medical groups, Scripps, Sharp, and Arch, that contain specialists in every field of medicine. By selecting your physician from a large medical group you can be assured of getting comprehensive care for all your needs.

With a strong biotech industry, 3 large university systems, and 29 hospitals, the residents of San Diego have a wealth of medical options when it comes to using their health insurance. San Diego is truly “America’s Finest City” both in lifestyle and health infrastructure.


San Diego Individual Health Insurance, California

The San Diego lifestyle keeps people active and healthy. Surfing at the beaches, hiking the Cuyamaca mountains, biking on scenic trails scattered throughout the county, and eating the local healthy food gives people in San Diego a unique advantage over those that live almost anywhere else. The result of this is that San Diego individual health insurance rates tend to be lower than most of the rest of California, and much lower than anywhere else in the US.

The best way to get individual health insurance is to follow the 5 step plan outlined above. That way you get the full benefit of the knowledge and recommendations that are here in the website. If you have any questions, please call us at 858-613-3628, and one of our advisors will be glad to help you.


 

San Diego Family Health Insurance, California

San Diego is a great location to raise a family. The school system is above average (some districts are top ranked within the state of California), the economy is diverse and offers jobs of all types, in many industries, and with a wide range of skill and education levels, and the region is a hotbed of small entrepreneurial start-ups and family businesses.

Because of these small family businesses, the need to provide affordable family health insurance is vital. At SPF Insurance we pride ourselves on being able to help families find plans that fit their specific needs.

Whether it be a new couple just beginning a family and looking for maternity health insurance, or a family with 2 children in high school that needs to get good benefits but keep the premium costs down, we can help you get the family health insurance plan you need and can afford.


 

Affordable San Diego Health Insurance, California

Shopping for affordable health insurance in San Diego is fairly easy, as there is a wealth of resources you can find here on this website. What’s affordable to one person, may be considered expensive to another, so you first have to decide what affordable means to you. The most common definition of affordable health insurance is it costs less than _________ (fill in your limit), the amount you can afford to pay.

Using this as the starting point, you can compare the affordable San Diego health insurance plans in San Diego that are less than your upper limit. This can be done by running a health insurance quote and then scanning down the list of plans and checking the “compare” box on the plans you are interested in.

There is always a tradeoff between affordable San Diego health insurance and cheap San Diego health insurance. So you’ll want to make sure that the benefits offered in the plans you select will meet your needs. Be forewarned, cheaper is not always better. If you need some help or just want to bounce your ideas off a knowledgeable advisor, please give us a call.



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San Diego Health Insurance Plans: Health Insurance San Diego

There are two primary types of San Diego health insurance plans available, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO).

HMO Insurance Plans

Health Maintenance Plans were initially started in the 70’s as a way for the health insurance industry and government to provide better care for individuals by having a primary care physician (PCP) ask as a central contact for all care delivered to a patient. Any special medical needs were coordinated through the PCP to ensure that the patient received the proper care.

This service delivery model still exists in today’s HMO insurance plans, in that each patient is required to select a PCP, and the PCP will refer the patient to a specialist if needed. HMO plans are well suited to the large medical group organizations in San Diego County, because many of these groups have several hundred doctors within them, and at least one physician in each specialization.

For many people, HMO insurance plans have a negative stigma that they are set up to prevent patients from getting the care they need. The PCP is seen as a gatekeeper, driven to minimize the service costs for each patient. This is not really the case, and HMO plans using San Diego medical groups can actually seem more like a PPO in that the medical group can “internally refer” you to see a specialist within the medical group by speaking to a nurse.

PPO Insurance Plans

Preferred Provider Plans allow the patient to select which physician they see whenever they wish. If the patient decides to see an Orthopedic Surgeon because of an injury, they simply choose an Orthopedic Surgeon from the health insurance company’s network of doctors. This freedom of choice has made PPO plans very popular in the San Diego Health Insurance marketplace.

The major health insurance companies in Southern California have extensive networks of PPO physicians, and many times it’s hard to find a doctor that does not take an insurance plan from the major carriers, but it is still a good idea to make sure that your physician is in the network before you select an insurance plan.

List of San Diego Health Insurance Carriers & San Diego Health Insurance Plans

Company NamePlan Family Name Deductibles
Aetna
Open Access Managed Choice1750,2750,3500,5000
Open Access Managed Choice Value2500,5000,8000
Open Access Managed Choice High Deductible HSA3500,5500
Preventive and Hospital Care(HSA)2750
Anthem Blue Cross
ClearProtection3300
CoreGuard750,1500,2500,3500,5000
SmartSense1000,2000,3500,6000
Tonic – Thrill Seeker5000
Premier1000,1500,2500,3500,5000,6000
PPO Share3500,5000,7500
Lumenos5950
HMOsSelect, Saver, HMO
Blue Shield of California
Shield Wise2500,3500,4500
Shield Secure2000,4000,6000
Shield Secure Plus2000,4000,6000
Shield Spectrum5000, 5500
Shield Saver HSA4000, 6000
HMOAccess+, Access+Value
Celtic
Celtic Basic80/20 5000
CelticSaver HSA PPO2600,5000
Cigna
Open Access Value1000,1500,2000,3000,5000
Open Access1000,1500,2000,3000,5000
Health Savings(HSA)1900,3400,4900
Health Net
PPO Advantage3500, 6500
PPO Value4500, 7500
HMOHMO 40, HMO Value 50
Health Net California Farm Bureau
PPO Standard4000, 6000,7500
HSA4500, 6000
Kaiser Permanente
Deductible500,1000,1500,2000,3000
HSA Deductible1500,2700,4000,5000
Copayment(HMO Copay)25,40,50
PCIP (Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan)
PCIP1500

 


San Diego County Hospital List

Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
6655 Alvarado Road
San Diego, CA 92120
619-287-3270
Bayview Hospital
330 Moss Street
Chula Vista, CA 91911
619-426-6311
Fallbrook Hospital
624 East Elder Street
Fallbrook, CA 92028
760-728-1191
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
4647 Zion Ave.,
San Diego, CA 92120
619-528-5000
Kindred Hospital
1940 El Cajon Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92104
619.543.4500
U.S. Naval Hospital
Box 555191 Camp Pendleton
Oceanside, CA 92055
760-725-1288
Naval Medical Center San Diego
34800 Bob Wilson Drive
San Diego, CA 92134
619-532-6400
Palomar Medical Center
555 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92025
760-739-3000
Paradise Valley Hospital Medical Center
National City, CA 91950
619-470-4321
Pomerado Hospital
15615 Pomerado Rd.
Poway, CA 92064
858-613-4000
Rady Children’s Hospital
3020 Children’s Way
San Diego, CA 92123
858-576-1700
San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital
3853 Rosecrans Street
San Diego, CA 92110
San Luis Rey Hospital
335 Saxony Road
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-753-1245
Scripps Mercy Hospital
435 H Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-691-7000
Scripps Memorial Hospital
354 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-633-6501
Scripps Memorial Hospital
9888 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-626-4123
Scripps Green Hospital
10666 N. Torrey Pines Rd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-554-9100
Scripps Mercy Hospital
4077 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
619-294-8111
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
751 Medical Center Court
Chula Vista, CA 91911
619-502-5800
Sharp Coronado Hospital
250 Prospect Place
Coronado, CA 92118
619-522-3600
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
5555 Grossmont Center Drive
La Mesa, CA 91942
619-740-6000
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital For Women And Newborns
3003 Health Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92123
858-939-3400
Sharp Memorial Hospital
7901 Frost St.
San Diego, CA 92123
858-939-3400
Sharp Mesa Vista
7850 Vista Hill Ave
San Diego, CA 92123
858-278-4110
Sharp McDonald Center
7989 Linda Vista Road
San Diego, CA 92111
858-637-6920
Tri-City Medical Center
4002 Vista Way
Oceanside, CA 92056
760-724-8411
UCSD Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103
619-543-6222
UCSD Medical Center – Thornton
Hospital

9300 Campus Point Drive, #7756
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-657-7000
Vencor Hospital
1940 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92104
619-543-4500

 

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NEW UPDATE ON ALL THE NEW JULY 1ST 2012 CALIFORNIA HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN CHANGES PLANS

 

Every health insurance plan in California changed on July 1st to add maternity coverage and autism care. This video shows you what the changes were and what it means to you. You’ll also get some recommendations about which insurance companies are potentially better choices now.

This update video is the first in a potential line of videos I’ll create when changes happen in the California health insurance marketplace. If you like this video write a comment to let me know, and “LIKE” this page just below here. If this is useful to people, then I’ll make this a regular occurrence.


16 Responses Post a comment
  1. June 12, 2013

    You ought to be a part of a contest for one of the most useful blogs on the net.
    I am going to highly recommend this web site!

  2. V Durant permalink
    January 31, 2013

    Thanks for the update on rate increases. We got a letter and using your website I found a better plan and applied.
    Cheers!

    • February 1, 2013

      Hi Vince,
      Glad you found what you needed. We’ll let you know how your application is progressing.

      Tim

  3. January 5, 2013

    This website is actually nice and helpful. I’m
    glad that you shared this useful info with us.
    I was looking to find your rss feed. Do you have one?

  4. Patty permalink
    December 22, 2012

    Hi Tim,
    Thanks for answering our questions about maternity plans. Now we know what plan to use. Your site has some great info on the best maternity insurance and I’m glad we found it.
    Thanks again
    Patty & David

    • December 24, 2012

      Thanks Patty,
      We try hard to be the best in what we do.
      Let us know if you have any questions when filling out the application.
      Tim

  5. Bennie M permalink
    December 18, 2012

    Hi SPF. How can I get more details about the Health Net plans?
    Thanks

    • December 22, 2012

      Bennie,

      You can get more info about the Health Net plans by clicking on the Health Net link in the table above that lists all the carrier’s plans and deductibles. For even more details, you can run a quote and then select a few of the Health Net plans (check box on the left side), then hit the “Compare” button, to get a side by side breakout showing the benefits of each plan side by side.
      Let us know if you need more help.

      Tim

  6. Nelle permalink
    December 6, 2012

    Hmm is anyone else encountering problems with the pictures on this blog loading?
    I loved the update on the new health plans. This saved me a ton of time trying to
    compare them all. Now I’m focused on Health Net and Anthem. Thanks

    • December 15, 2012

      Nelle,
      We had some server glitches on 12/6 so that might have caused the problem with the pictures. It should be fixed now.
      We’re glad you liked the video.
      Tim

  7. W. Ruff permalink
    December 3, 2012

    Thanks for the update! I’ll make sure I’ve bookmarked your blog and come back sometime. Have a nice day!

  8. Ella Gresham permalink
    November 20, 2012

    I was real happy about this, cause I found exactly what I was looking for. You’ve ended my 4 day long hunt! God Bless you man. Have a great day.

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