Family Health Insurance Premiums exceed 20 % of income – one more reason to research the market for affordable health insurance in Santa Monica

by | Nov 17, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica

Family health insurance premiums in California and Santa Monica went up to 52 percent between 2003 and 2010 and now exceed 20 $ of income, this is one more reason to shop in 2012 for affordable health insurance in Santa Monica. In 2003, the average health insurance...

Anthem changes Rate guarantee for the individual insurance market, another obstacle to find affordable health insurance in Brentwood

by | Nov 14, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized

Anthem Blue Cross, one of the major Indiviual insurance carrier in Brentwood and California, just announced that their initial rate guarantee for new applicants will be decreased from 12 months to 6 months starting 2012, which creates another obstacle to find...

Contract Negotiation between UCLA and Blue Shield affect many policy holders in Santa Monica, Brentwood and Pacific Palisades in the effort of finding quality, affordable health insurance

by | Nov 9, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica

The recent news that Blue Shield HMO’s  are not in the UCLA network have affected many policy holders here in Santa Monica, Brentwood and Pacific Palisades, and their effort to finding quality affordable health insurance. Not only HMO group insurance policy...

Few Insurer in California, might finding affordable health insurance in Santa Monica more difficult

by | Nov 7, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica

Accordingly to the most recent statistic five insurance carriers accounted for three-fourths of the $ 105 billion health insurance revenues in California; with such little competition it is even harder to find affordable health insurance in Santa Monica. Kaiser...

Medicare Part B Premiums raised only slightly for 2012 – good news for Seniors to continue affordable health insurance in Brentwood

by | Nov 3, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized

Part B Premiums for Medicare beneficiaries will rise  more modestly in 2012 than previous expected, which is good news for Seniors being able to keep affordable health insurance in Brentwood and the rest of the country . Standard Premiums Part B had been projected to...

Halloween- What to do with all the candies, teach your kids healthy life style in Santa Monica

by | Oct 31, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica

Today is  Halloween and the excitement of our kids to get tons of candy in  Santa Monica is huge, but we parents have to make sure that our kids stay healthy. With rising childhood obesity, 20 % of our kids are obese,  and all the dental problems caused by candies, we...

CMS approved cuts in Medi-Cal in California, which will have consequences for Medi-Cal patients to find quality health care providers in California

by | Oct 28, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica

CMS, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved  California state budget proposals to reduce Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates by 10 % , which will have consequences for Medi-Cal patients to find quality health care providers in...

Subsidized Pre-Existing Health Program (PCIP) – one measure of affordable health insurance in Santa Monica, California falls short of enrollment

by | Oct 27, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica

The  enrollment of the subsidized health insurance program for pre exisiting health conditons (PCIP), one measure to offer affordable health insurance in Santa Monica  and the rest of  California, falls still short of expectations. After its first anniversary, there...

Insurers and Employers will incentify healthy behaviors of their employees -as one measure to be able offer affordable health insurance in Santa Monica

by | Oct 25, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica

With exploding health care cost, and consequently higher health insurance premiums in Santa Monica, California  and the rest of the U.S., more employers and Insurers give incentives to their employees and policyholders, when they demonstrate healthy behaviors....