by Barbara Kempen | Mar 30, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, COVID-19, Tax Credits
Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, more of America’s middle class will be eligible to receive health insurance premium assistance through Covered CA statewide or through Healthcare.gov nationwide. The premium assistance cutoff has been bumped up from 400% of...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 22, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, COVID-19, Tax Credits
Starting on April 12th, 2021, Covered California will have a new Special Enrollment Period which will run through the end of 2021. This new Special Enrollment Period will allow Californians, who will be eligible due to the American Rescue Plan, to apply for health...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 15, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, COVID-19
Last year on March 19, 2020, the first lockdown began with the Stay at Home order to combat the spread of Covid-19. Most of us did not imagine how much our daily life would be changed. One year later, many of us are more humble while realizing how fragile life can be...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 12, 2021 | COVID-19, Long-term Care
During the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care facilities ( LTC) have been hit the hardest. More than one-third of all COVID-19 deaths in California coming from long-term care residents and staff. There are a variety of factors at play such as the high turnover and...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 10, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, COVID-19
With the new $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus signed into law An individual making $25,760 or a family of four making $53,000 will only have to pay up to 2% of their household income for health insurance premiums vs. the current 6.52%. Middle-class households making...
by Barbara Kempen | Feb 11, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, COVID-19, Telemedicine
While we are still in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted Americans for more than a year now, depending on your health insurance plan many insurance carriers are still waiving the member cost-shares for the testing, treatment, and vaccination for...