by Barbara Kempen | Aug 1, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Covered California announces rates for 2015; the Los Angeles region will have a 4.3 % price increase which is 0.1% higher than the 4.2% state average these are welcome news for all Angelnos. Ten insurance carrier participating in Covered California 2014 remain in...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 25, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Two federal appeals courts have recently issued contradictory rulings on whether individuals enrolling in health plans offered through federal government Marketplaces are eligible for subsidies to help pay for their coverage. These ruling has no impact for California...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 8, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized
Grace periods differ for health insurance policy holders with government subsidies. Did you know that heath insurance members have different grace periods for overdue payments on their health insurance depending on whether or not they get a government subsidy to help...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 1, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Santa Monica
65 year-old veterans who are receiving Veterans Administration (VA) benefits do not have to apply for Medicare. However, there are several reasons why applying for Medicare could be advantageous for them. Using both VA benefits and Medicare allows Veterans to see more...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 25, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
With the introduction of the Affordable Care Act , and the intention that every American should be enrolled in health insurance, the cancellation policy due to missed payment of the insurance carriers need to be revised. In the last 2 months especially Anthem in...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 4, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized
California employers falsely believed that they could shift health costs to the government by sending their employees to a health insurance exchange (with a tax-free contribution of cash to help pay premiums). However, the Obama administration has objected to this...
by Barbara Kempen | May 16, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood
Covered California launched a two-month limited open enrollment period for COBRA health insurance policyholders who want to transition to a health plan offered through the state health insurance exchange. Background COBRA — or the Consolidated Omnibus Budget...
by Barbara Kempen | May 9, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Santa Monica
The IRS has released the 2015 inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts (HSAs) in Rev. Proc. 2014-30. For 2015, HSA contribution limits and high deductible health plan (HDHP) out-of-pocket maximums are up slightly over 2014, while HDHP minimum required...
by Barbara Kempen | Apr 30, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Many Covered California members, doctors and even agents are frustrated with the treatment of Health Insurance Companies in California. Doctors who were originally enrolled in Covered California’s health insurance networks are deciding to drop out. For them, the...
by Barbara Kempen | Apr 23, 2014 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, many small business will transition into 2014 with the new metallic plans. Before making that change those business will not only need to be informed, but they will also have to educate their employees about the...
