Find answers about your 2026 health plan

Stay up to date on the latest changes in benefit costs and medical service expenses that are driving premium increases. View the rate increase justification for most individual and family plans.
 

Access rate disclosures

You have access to important documents to keep for your records as you find necessary. You may have received these in the mail in your annual renewal booklet.
 

If you have any questions, need printed copies, or need translation, please contact the phone number on the back of your subscriber ID card.
 

Individual and Family Plan notices

Creditable/non-creditable coverage: Notification on whether your medical coverage is “creditable prescription drug coverage” each year. Information includes creditable prescription drug coverage eligibility for your plan. 
 

Important Notice from Blue Shield of California about Your Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare:

     • Select this notice if you are in a creditable plan.

     • Select this notice if you are in a non-creditable plan. Non-creditable plans are: Active Start Plan 35-G, and Balance Plan 2500-G.

Alternative Coverage Notice: Information on lower-cost health coverage options.
 

Privacy Notice: Learn how your medical information may be used and shared as a Blue Shield member. You can also learn how to access and see your information.
 

Gramm-Leach Bliley Act Notice of Privacy Practices: Discover how your personal and financial information as a Blue Shield Life policyholder is collected, used, shared, and protected.
 

Language assistance and nondiscrimination: Notices informing you about nondiscrimination and accessibility requirements (e.g., no-cost language service).