by Barbara Kempen | Aug 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just announced on Thursday, August 9th, 2018, changes to the Accountable Care Organizations to help curb unintended costs. Under the Affordable Care Act, Accountable Care...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 20, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized
Covered California has just released their 2019 individual market rates increase for the 2019 individual health insurance marketplace. The weighted average rate change will be 8.7 percent. For a wide part of Los Angeles (Region 16) will follow the 8.6 percent...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Are you a small business owner looking to offer group benefits? You must first ask yourself, are you really a small business? What even is a small group in regards to group health insurance? A small group employer in the eyes of the CA Department of Insurance is:...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 21, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Starting September 1st, 2018, small businesses will have easier access to association health insurance plans due to an executive order President Trump signed on October 12, 2017. The executive order intended to address the limited choice given to small businesses by...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 15, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Under President Trump’s administration, we have seen several significant challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In 2017, we saw Trumpcare or the American Health Care Act (AHCA) pass the House yet failed to pass the Senate. However, Trump successfully passed a...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 5, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Travel Insurance
Are you going to or have you recently graduated? If so, congratulations on your success and best of wishes on your career! With graduation season in full-swing, many grads are applying for jobs, preparing resumes, transitioning into careers, going on vacation or even...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 1, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
As a restaurant owner or manager, you know first-hand how tough it is to keep costs down while simultaneously retaining your top talent. The restaurant industry is a historically competitive industry with a high turnover with many restaurants “bellying up”...
by Barbara Kempen | May 24, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
As many of you may know, your health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act covers one free annual wellness checkup; but, did you also know that your health insurance plan also covers preventative screenings, immunizations and other services free of charge? What...
by Barbara Kempen | May 23, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
With prescription drugs approaching 20% of total medical costs, patients, insurance companies, and government bodies are finally putting pressure on the pharmaceutical industry. Maybe hiring former pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar as Secretary of Health & Human...
by Barbara Kempen | Apr 27, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
With healthcare costs steadily increasing, it is important for us all to find ways to cut down on healthcare costs. Medical inflation has increased at 3 times the rate of overall inflation since 1960 (roughly 6% a year). Between 2011-2016, health insurance premiums...
