I have had declines from other carriers offered at level 1 with Blue Cross, and have placed cases in the last few months that, a year ago, would have been a decline but were approved.
This sounds like the BX of old here in GA . . . before Wellpoint . . . before Anthem. They would approve anyone who could fog a mirror.
Once Wellpoint moved in, then later Anthem, underwriting took weeks and 40% were declined.
Are all of the CA Blues tied to Anthem? If so, are the same things happening in other Anthem states?