About Us
Health Coverage Insurance Services, Inc (GetMyMedical.com )is the leading independent California insurance agency. Health Coverage Insurance Services, Inc has been providing California residents with health insurance solutions since 1997.
Health Coverage Insurance Services, Inc (GetMyMedical.com) is a full-service agency representing all the major health insurance carriers in California. As a Blue Cross Premier Agency, we’re in a unique position to give you superior service.
With our extensive background in the underwriting process and our key contacts at Anthem Blue Cross, we can solve problems that may arise during your application process. We're routinely able to get our clients lower premiums, and we're always here to help you get claims paid. Regardless of which carrier you choose, we want you to get the most out of your health plan. And we want to keep providing you with excellent service after you've enrolled in a plan.
Because your health is too important to trust to a non-professional, all Health Coverage Insurance Services, Inc (GetMyMedical.com) representatives are licensed insurance agents.
Health Coverage Insurance Services, Inc (GetMyMedical.com) welcomes clients from all walks of life. We've helped countless individuals get their own health insurance plans, and we've managed multi-million dollar portfolios. Health Coverage Insurance Services, Inc (GetMyMedical.com) has also set up benefits programs for large corporations and non-profit organizations.
Our goal is to give you excellent service to help you meet your health insurance needs — whether we meet face-to-face, over the phone, or online.
Why apply for Anthem Blue Cross through Us? Health insurance premiums are filed with and regulated by your state's Department of Insurance. Whether you buy from Health Coverage Insurance Services, Inc (GetMyMedical.com), your local agent, or directly from the health insurance company, you'll pay the same monthly premium for the same plan. This means that you can enjoy the advantages and convenience of shopping and purchasing your health insurance plan through Health Coverage Insurance Services, Inc (GetMyMedical.com) and rest assured that you're getting the best available price.
We are going to be there for you even after you get approved for health insurance. After you get your coverage if you have any questions regarding claims, prescriptions drugs, finding a provider or anything else that might come up.
Health Coverage Insurance Services, Inc
GetMyMedical.com
PoBox 9417
Santa Rosa, CA 95405-9417
Phone: 800-569-1156
Fax: 800-569-1156
About Anthem Blue Cross
Anthem Blue Cross is the company Californians have trusted for seven decades to help protect their health and financial security. In fact, Anthem covers 8.3 million Californians - more than any other carrier in the state.
We are a team of caring individuals who invest our best ideas and efforts to create innovative health coverage solutions that are accessible to all Californians. Anthem Blue Cross provides customers with unparalleled choice and flexibility in meeting their health plan needs. These options are continually fine-tuned to enhance access to affordable, quality health care.
Unique product offerings available in the individual, small and large group, senior and MediCal markets include a full range of integrated medical and specialty products. Our products include:
- BeneFits - the groundbreaking portfolio with special provisions and a unique education and enrollment site for small businesses
- Dental, vision, life and disability coverage
- 360o Health Management Program, an impressive set of resources, programs, tools and services to help our Small Group members achieve their own personal healthy best.
Anthem Blue Cross' Facts at a Glance
Founded In: 1937 Membership: 8.3 million members Network: 330 acute care hospitals; 52,874 contracted physicians and specialists; National access through the BlueCard program
Focus on Quality
- Anthem Blue Cross HMO/POS has earned an Excellent Accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
- Anthem Blue Cross PPO is the first and continues to be the only PPO in California to have earned a Full Accreditation from the NCQA5. Full Accreditation is the highest level obtainable for a PPO.
- In 2008 we launched the Zagat Survey online tool, which will allow consumers to share their physician experiences with others. The survey and results will be available free of charge to members via their health plan's web site.
In the Community
- We fund numerous research studies at California universities, ranging from the effectiveness of early cancer screenings to increasing immunization rates among children and the elderly.
- To address California's growing diversity, Anthem is also making healthy living more accessible to the Hispanic community through nuestrobien.com, our groundbreaking Web site.
- We are proud to partner with the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports through the "Live Like a Champion" and KICK (Kids in Charge of Kalories) programs.
More Services at No Additional Cost
- HealthyExtensions program, which gives our members information about discounts offered by independent vendors on health & wellness products & services that promote a healthy lifestyle
- MedCall, which offers 24/7 confidential access to registered nurses & information from an audio library via toll-free phone calls
- Health management programs, which help our members & their physicians manage chronic diseases, including diabetes, asthma & congestive heart failure
History of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield System
1929 A Baylor University administrator set out to make health care affordable for everyone. By creating a local hospital pre-payment plan for public school teachers, Justin Ford Kimball made medical coverage available to the general public for the first time. The idea quickly attracted nationwide attention.
1936 The Great Depression had taken its toll on the American people and health care was virtually unaffordable. A group of humanitarians, including Ritz E. Heerman and Howard Burrell, lobbied for legislation to authorize and govern hospital service plans in California. Health care would be made affordable for Californians through the Associated Hospital Service of Southern California and the Alameda County Medical Association.
1939 The Blue Cross symbol was adopted by a commission of the American Hospital Association as a national emblem for plans that met certain guidelines in covering hospital care.
The first Blue Shield plan was founded in California in the same year to cover physicians' services.
1941 World War II changed many facets of American society. When soldiers returned home both families and the economy grew.
Blue Cross was able to provide Americans with added medical and surgical coverage. By the end of the 1940s, 35 million Americans were Blue Cross subscribers.
1950 Blue Cross thrived by improving benefits, increasing enrollment, cutting operating costs and building reserves.
1960 The 1960s brought very important changes to the Blue Cross organization. In 1965 President Johnson signed a bill which created Medicare and Medicaid.
Blue Cross was elected by most hospitals to process the Medicare and Medicaid claims.
The addition of this government program doubled the size of Blue Cross plans.
1970 A combination of inflation and rising health care costs during the 1970s caused Blue Cross to raise premiums, which caused alarm.
The price of malpractice insurance also increased dramatically, and the providers of insurance had to compensate.
1980 This was a period of dramatic growth for Blue Cross, and in 1982 Blue Cross of Northern California and Blue Cross of Southern California became one.
Blue Cross of California was born because the two plans had become very similar and the advances in technology made consolidation a practical option to increase efficiency.
1990 As the health care industry continued to grow in the 1990s, Blue Cross found it must learn to prosper in a buyer's market. Customer satisfaction became Blue Cross of California's number one priority, and it remains so today.
