by Barbara Kempen | Jun 8, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Blue Shield of CA, Covered California, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Life Insurance, Life Insurance Brentwood, Life Insurance for Single Moms, Life Insurance for unemployed, Life Insurance Pacific Palisades, Life Insurance Santa Monica, Special Enrollment Period
Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, and sometimes those changes can impact your insurance coverage. But did you know that certain life events may qualify you for a Special Enrollment Period to make changes to your insurance policy? That’s right—if...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 8, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Covered California, Dental Insurance, Graduation, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Graduating from college is a significant milestone. We wanted to extend our warmest congratulations to the Class of 2023 on reaching this outstanding achievement! As you embark on the next chapter of their lives, with many aspirations for the future and new...
by Barbara Kempen | May 23, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Benefits Administration, Blue Shield of CA, Covered California, COVID-19, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Life Insurance, Life Insurance for unemployed, Member Benefits, Small Business, Uncategorized
The Public Health Emergency (PHE) officially ended on May 11th, and with that, there are changes to your group health insurance regarding special enrollment, deadlines for COBRA continuation coverage, and claim submission. The Medi-Cal redetermination procedure...
by Barbara Kempen | Apr 11, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Benefits Administration, Covered California, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Special Enrollment Period, Tax Credits, Tax Penalty
As many Americans are still preparing their taxes before the April 18th deadline, please make sure that you have your 1095 (federal) tax form and provide them to your tax preparer as they are required to complete your taxes. In California, there is a tax penalty for...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 16, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Benefits Administration, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Life Insurance Santa Monica, Long-term Care, Long-Term Care Insurance Brentwood, Preventative Care, Tax Credits
Despite the fact that the American population is aging rapidly, only about 1 in 30 Americans and about 7% of adults over the age of 50 are carrying Long-Term Care insurance. Studies show that someone turning 65 today has almost a 70% chance of needing some type of...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 16, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Benefits Administration, Blue Shield of CA, CalSavers, Covered California, COVID-19, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protection coverage enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire. In California, the state welfare program is called Medi-Cal and not Medicaid, as it is called in the other states. The upheaval,...
