I live in San Diego. Myself and my sons are on Kaiser Permanente HDHP's bought through the exchange. Completely happy with the coverage. I've never had any issue getting referrals to appropriate specialists.
My husband is on a Sharp HMO plan (see link above by Alldone)... Also purchased on CoveredCA. Sharp is, I believe, a San Diego specific chain. Same with Scripps. But I suspect there are similar plans in the OC.
Kaiser Permanente is a different model than many insurance models... It's closed network. The doctors are employees (vs private practice). You go to a Kaiser owned facility, see their doctors, nurses, PAs, etc. I've had long talks with my kids' pediatrician about this model - she LOVES it. Her hours are more reasonable, she has coverage when she gets sick or goes on vacation, she is allowed to spend part of her time pursuing her passion (NICU babies) and the rest of the time in her peds clinic practice. We've used her for 14 years. My primary also says the model is great for work/life balance for the doctors.... I've had my primary, also, for 15 years.
My husband made the change to Sharp when his primary retired.... the doc who took over the patients hadn't quite perfected bedside manner (young doc, new employee) and pissed of DH.... That could happen in any insurance model.
My husband is on a Sharp HMO plan (see link above by Alldone)... Also purchased on CoveredCA. Sharp is, I believe, a San Diego specific chain. Same with Scripps. But I suspect there are similar plans in the OC.
Kaiser Permanente is a different model than many insurance models... It's closed network. The doctors are employees (vs private practice). You go to a Kaiser owned facility, see their doctors, nurses, PAs, etc. I've had long talks with my kids' pediatrician about this model - she LOVES it. Her hours are more reasonable, she has coverage when she gets sick or goes on vacation, she is allowed to spend part of her time pursuing her passion (NICU babies) and the rest of the time in her peds clinic practice. We've used her for 14 years. My primary also says the model is great for work/life balance for the doctors.... I've had my primary, also, for 15 years.
My husband made the change to Sharp when his primary retired.... the doc who took over the patients hadn't quite perfected bedside manner (young doc, new employee) and pissed of DH.... That could happen in any insurance model.