California Health Benefit Exchange Reconsiders Position on Vision Stand Alone Plans

California Health Line reports that "on Tuesday, the California Health Benefit Exchange board indicated that it plans to reconsider a decision to prevent stand-alone vision plans from being offered to individual customers in the exchange, the Sacramento Bee reports. According to the Bee, the board's willingness to reconsider comes in response to Vision Service Plan of Rancho Cordova announcing that it might relocate its headquarters to another state if it does not have access to individual customers in the exchange (Kasler, Sacramento Bee, 9/19)." Read more.

California Not to Accept Stand Alone Vision Plans

Ten days ago, "the California Health Benefits Exchange board voted to exclude stand-alone vision plans from offering coverage in the California Health Benefits individual exchange," reports the Sacramento Business Journal. "The reasons given were that these plans are “not allowed” to participate and because of administrative complexity and cost." Read more.