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...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 12, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Retirement
With a 50% likelihood of a 65-year-old reaching the age of 93, many of us can expect to live nearly a third of our lives in retirement. Having a long and fruitful life can be an adventure full of new experiences and life lessons. One major lesson is to make sure your...
by Barbara Kempen | Feb 6, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Did you just receive a rate increase notice from Anthem of a steep 20%+ increase to your grandfathered health insurance plan? Are you tired of your annual rate increases? If so, your grandfathered plan rate increase is considered a qualifying life event, meaning you...
by Barbara Kempen | Feb 5, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades
Gung hay fat choy! February 5th is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. 2019 is the year of the Pig, a symbol of wealth in Chinese culture. This is a great time to take a moment to review the most important symbol of wealth, your health. Make sure to schedule...
