by Barbara Kempen | Jul 30, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
On Tuesday, the IRS announced the results of PPACA’s first year individual responsibility requirements. The report had analyzed 135 of an estimated 150 million tax returns. From this information, it became clear that 76% of Americans had checked the box indicating...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 28, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
This month Covered California, our state health insurance exchange, announced the preliminary health insurance rates for 2016. Good news is that for Los Angeles the average rate increase is overall very low, with only 2.5%. California-wide the average health...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 29, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized
Did you know that a comprehensive eye exam can not only detect vision problems, but may also be able to detect other health issues? Below are just a few health issues that may be discovered during an eye exam. Diabetes— Diabetes affects the small capillaries in the...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 26, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that federal premium assistance tax credit (“subsidies”) will continue to be available for qualified individuals who purchase health insurance at a Federal Marketplace (health care...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 8, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades
Many small business owners in California voted for an early renewal option in 2013 to remain on their old group health plans, the so called “grandmother rule”. Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill (SB 1446) into law that gave businesses with fewer than...
by Barbara Kempen | May 14, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Santa Monica
And that is, prescription drug costs can jeopardize the American health care system. With the ending of the Open Enrollment Period, I am just now finding time to share my experience of guiding my clients through this period during the last 6 months. Based on the...
by Barbara Kempen | May 12, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized
Why might you be asking? Because of the Affordable Care Act. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance market has raised by 64%, resulting in nearly 2.2 million Californians buying individual health insurance within the last year. As of...
by Barbara Kempen | Apr 30, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Assurant, a company who just recently successfully entered the California market, has just announced that they are leaving the health insurance market in 2016, all together. Why could this be? All health insurance carriers are receiving the costs of implementing the...
by Barbara Kempen | Apr 29, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
According to an article published by NPR, Californians are now able to pay cash for their monthly health insurance premiums at over 680 locations across California. The L.A. Care health insurance, one of the carriers offered at Covered California, is available at...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 28, 2015 | Life Insurance
Many of my clients ask me how I feel about the disaster of the German Wings airplane crash, being an American/German citizen. This tragedy not only saddens me, but is also incomprehensible. A NPR interview with Kenneth Feinberg, the Attorney who was in charge of the...
