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Newest LA County Public Health Campaign will help to keep affordable health insurance in Santa Monica

The newest LA County Public Health Campaign with the motto of ” Choose less, weigh less” will help to keep affordable health insurance in Santa Monica. Concerned about the danger of consistently climbing obesity in Los Angelos, the LA county public health department reminds Angelenos to control their portion size when eating a meal.  Nearly [...]

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First Presidential Debate evokes heated discussion about Medicare

In the first presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney a heated discussion about the future of medicare took place. Both parties are concerned how to preserve medicare for the future generations, as the cost of medicare with the generation of babyboomers going into the system might make it unstable. Obama’s suggestion is to [...]

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Why woman should have life insurance in Santa Monica

With high mortgages and ever rising cost of education and living expenses every family, husband and wife, in Santa Monica should make sure that their life insurance covers their needs. To often families oversee that not only the breadwinner should carry life insurance but also the life partner who works at home taking care of [...]

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Presidential Election will effect the health care reform 2014 and with that your affordable health care insurance in Santa Monica

With the presidential election in full swing, about 70 % of people living in Santa Monica believe that the healthcare reform will be in effect in 2014. Depending on the elected President we will see drastic changes in the healthcare system. We will most likely move from an employer driven health care system to an [...]

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High Blood Pressure can effect your affordable health insurance in Santa Monica

Nearly one-third of all U.S. residents have high blood pressure and this health condition can seriously affect your affordable health insurance  in Santa Monica Accordingly to  the latest  “Vital Signs” report  from CDC nearly one this oa all Americans have high bloodpressure  and more than half of the cases are out of control,” The Hill‘s “Healthwatch” reports [...]

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The most recent numbers on health care spending in the US – will it allow affordable health insurance in Brentwood

The most recent numbers show still only a slight increase of health care spending in the US, which could mean that affordable health insurance in Brentwood is possible. In 2009, health spending increased only 3.8%, an all-time low. The 2010 increase was only slightly higher at 3.9%. This slow growth in 2010 health spending matched [...]

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Back to School – a great time to review your life insurance in Santa Monica

Back to School – a great time to review your life insurance in Santa Monica

Schools in Los Angeles  and Santa Monica started as early as in the middle of August. Many families are already back in normal routines. Now is the perfect time to review your life insurance needs. We often forget that life changes, such as marrying, buying a bigger house, the birth of a child, do trigger [...]

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Affordable Health Insurance in Brentwood – did you know that 5 % of American spent half of the health care expenditures

Wondering about  affordable health insurance in Brentwood, and why when you hardly spend anything on health care your insurance rates keep on climing? Accordingly to a  new issue brief from the National Institute of Health Care Management in 2009 half the population – fully 150 million people – spent an average of just $236 per [...]

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Confused about the Medical Loss Ratio Check a way to improve affordable health insurance in Los Angeles

Are you still confused about the Medical Loss Ratio ( MLR) Check  a good way to find affordable health insurance in Santa Monica. Why  do some some  insurance policy holders are getting rebates? First, what is the minimum medical loss ratio, or MLR? It’s part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as health [...]

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Small Business Health Insurance Policyholders in Brentwood – What to do with the rebate checks?

In the next week many small businesses in Brentwood , Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades ,who offer health insurance will receive a rebate check from their health insurance carrier. Here are some helpful instructions how the rebate check might be distributed to your employees. Assuming the average rebate will be about $75 per participant, issues [...]

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