All five members of the Wadstein family have Covered California’s most comprehensive — and expensive — level of health insurance, even though the two youngest children are the only ones who need that kind of plan.
Zachariah, 8, and Zoey, 2, have a serious metabolic disorder, but the El Cajon family was told it couldn’t purchase a benefit-rich plan for them and a separate, cheaper policy for the other three, said their mom, Christine Wadstein.
That’s about to change. This month, Covered California began making it easier for families like the Wadsteins to choose different health plans for different members of the family.
HENRY KOTULA 