by Barbara Kempen | Jan 13, 2020 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
With the reintroduction of the tax penalty in California and the expansion of premium assistance through the American Rescue Plan, more consumers are enrolling in health insurance. To best navigate your health plan options it is recommended that you register your...
by Barbara Kempen | Nov 16, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
When Oscar’s CEO Mario Schlosser came to Los Angeles to go over the 2020 Open Enrollment Period with insurance brokers, many brokers were simultaneously excited and confused about changes to Oscar’s EPO plans. The biggest change for 2020 Oscar individual...
by Barbara Kempen | Nov 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The yearly Special Enrollment Period for Small businesses is between November 15th to December 15th. In this period small businesses can enroll in small business insurance through SHOP Covered California, Anthem, Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser, Oscar, California...
by Barbara Kempen | Nov 12, 2019 | Group Health Insurance
Did you know that from November 15th to December 15th, small businesses can enroll in small business insurance through SHOP Covered California, Anthem, Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser, Oscar, California Choice and UHC group health insurance plans without meeting the...
by Barbara Kempen | Oct 7, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
2020 will bring plenty of changes to the individual and family health insurance. One of the most significant changes is the expansion of subsidies from 400% of the Federal Poverty Level in 2019 to 600% in 2020. This means that an individual making nearly $75,000 or a...
by Barbara Kempen | Aug 13, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Governor Newsom reintroduced the tax penalty for not carrying health insurance for 2020. California and a handful of other states have countered to the federal government with their own state-wide tax penalties to enforce the Affordable Care Act’s health...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 29, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Covered California released on July 19th, 2019 the regional rate changes for the individual and family (IFP) health insurance market for 2020. Unlike in the last few years where we saw rate increases of 8-12 percent, for 2020, we are seeing a statewide weighted...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 10, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
On July 9th, 2019, Covered CA released its preliminary rates for the individual and family market with a weighted average premium increase of 0.8%, a major relief from the 8.4% weighted average premium increases Californians saw from 2015-2019. Furthermore, Covered CA...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 2, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
On June 27th, Governor Gavin Newsom signed his first state budget into law for 2020. With the new state budget, Senate Bill 78 was also signed into law which reintroduces the tax penalty for not having minimum essential health insurance beginning in 2020. California...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 13, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized
If you have a business that offers your employees health, dental, vision or life insurance with employee contributions you should strongly consider implementing a Cafeteria plan. Don’t let the name fool you, it has nothing to do with the consumption of any...
