by Barbara Kempen | Oct 27, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
One of the key factors to decide if a given health plans is the right plan for you , is to check if the hospitals and doctors you prefer are in the network of the insurance carrier. For Los Angeles in 2016 the networks of Blue Shield and Anthem are growing and both...
by Barbara Kempen | Aug 25, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Covered California has started the process of getting Californians prepared for the renewal of their health insurance for 2016 . As a first measure in the months of July/August, Covered California has sent out notification letters to current enrollees to verify Proof...
by Barbara Kempen | Aug 8, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Anthem’s bid to become the largest health insurer in history is setting up one of the biggest debt offerings backing a takeover. According to a regulatory filing, Anthem has received financing commitments as high as 26.5 billion to finance their $48.4 billion...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 30, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
On Tuesday, the IRS announced the results of PPACA’s first year individual responsibility requirements. The report had analyzed 135 of an estimated 150 million tax returns. From this information, it became clear that 76% of Americans had checked the box indicating...
by Barbara Kempen | Jul 28, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
This month Covered California, our state health insurance exchange, announced the preliminary health insurance rates for 2016. Good news is that for Los Angeles the average rate increase is overall very low, with only 2.5%. California-wide the average health...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 26, 2015 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that federal premium assistance tax credit (“subsidies”) will continue to be available for qualified individuals who purchase health insurance at a Federal Marketplace (health care...
