by Barbara Kempen | Aug 9, 2017 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Covered California has just released their health insurance rates for 2018. Consumers can finally get an idea of what to expect for the coming year. The American Health Care Act, aka Trumpcare, has failed to pass the Senate and its future looks dim. The AHCA was truly...
by Barbara Kempen | Aug 3, 2017 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
At the beginning of August, Covered California announced the rate increases for 2018. The average increase, statewide, will be 12.5 %, this includes a one-time increase of 2.8 percent tax on health insurers that resumes next year, assuming the Cost Share Reduction...
by Barbara Kempen | Jun 6, 2017 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
At the end of May the State Senate passed the proposal for a Single-Payer Health Care System called the “Healthy California Plan”. The Healthy California Plan or S.B. 562 was proposed by state Senators Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and Toni Atkins (D-San...
by Barbara Kempen | May 5, 2017 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
With a razor-thin margin ( 217 – 213 votes ) the House managed to pass the Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act this Thursday May 4th, 2017. Democrats unanimously opposing the bill. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, ” Trumpcare is just a...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 21, 2017 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
With the changes in health care currently up for discussion in Washington DC, many Californians might be confused about their 1095 forms and if they are necessary for filing their 2016 taxes. Until there is a change in the written law the 1095 forms are still...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 17, 2017 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
There is a widespread dissatisfaction among House and Senate lawmakers – conservatives and moderates alike – with the recently published Republican health plan “American Health Care Act’ ( ACHA). The recently released analysis of the...
