by Barbara Kempen | Apr 9, 2013 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
In 2014 small business owners in California have to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as part of the health care reform. ACA requires business with 50 or more full-time workers to provide a minimum level of affordable health care coverage or pay a penalty,...
by Barbara Kempen | Apr 5, 2013 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
The Health care reform law mandates that California implements a Group Health Insurance Exchange, called SHOP, the Small Business Health Option Program, in which Small Business can buy their health insurance. Initially in 2014, SHOP exchanges will limit eligibility...
by Barbara Kempen | Apr 2, 2013 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
With all the media one wonders how the Individual Health Insurance Market look like in Santa Monica in 2014. Starting in 2014, the health insurance market in Santa Monica and the rest of California should be simpler and more affordable for Individuals and Families to...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 29, 2013 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Despite objections from the California Insurance Department, health insurance carrier Blue Shield of California and Aetna Inc. are proceeding with double-digit rate increases that state officials said were unreasonable. The rising cost of hospital and physician...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 29, 2013 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized
Good news Anthemjust informed that they are going ahead with the rate reduction for their policy holders, maybe, affordable health insurance in Santa Monica is still possible. After a steep premium increase for Individual health insurance policy holder of approx. 18 %...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 1, 2013 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
Today if Congress does not act President Obama will have to issue at midnight a sequestration order specifying a 85 billion spending cut, not only will defense spending be cut but also a 2 % reduction in Medicare reimbursement rates is planned. The Medicare...