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....

Blue Shield announces another 283 million in premium refund – this is one way to offer affordable health insurance in Brentwood

by | Oct 19, 2011 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica

 One way to offer affordable health insurance is the additional $ 283 premium refund announcement in December by Blue Shield Customers for its 2 million policy holders in California  Blue Shield, the San Francisco non profit insurer, had promised to return money to...

Small Business Owner in Santa Monica Filing Deadline for Health Care Tax Credit is today

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

In an effort to offer for  small business affordable health insurance this year the Affordable Care Act’s Small Business Health Care Tax Credit is still available;the filing deadline for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit in Santa Monica is today, October...

Less Competion in Health Insurance Market influences affordable health insurance in Santa Monica

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

Accordingly to the newest Kaiser Family Foundation report  the health insurance market in the individual and small group insurance is very concentrated, which  might influence affordable health insurance  in Santa Monica  and the rest of the country. In the majority...