Employers are Rethinking Their Employee Benefits by Barbara Kempen | Jul 8, 2022 | UncategorizedThe COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the employer-employee relationship after the effects of the pandemic on everyone’s physical, mental, social, and financial lives. With employers having more consideration for the health of their employees, many...
Review & Update your Income Reported on Covered CA by Barbara Kempen | Apr 27, 2022 | Affordable Health Insurance, Covered CaliforniaMany members enrolled in health insurance through the Covered California exchange accept premium assistance based on their income, age, zip code, and household size. If you are enrolled in health insurance through Covered CA, please make sure to do, at minimum, an...
New Special Enrollment Period Qualifying Life Events by Barbara Kempen | Mar 9, 2022 | Special Enrollment PeriodOnce the Special Enrollment Period started on February 1st, 2022, anyone looking to enroll in or change their health insurance must now have a qualifying life event to do so. A qualifying life event is a major life event that must occur within the last 60 days in...
Special Enrollment Period for Small Businesses in California by Barbara Kempen | Nov 11, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health InsuranceEvery year, small group health insurance carriers offer a special window for small businesses to start a small group health insurance policy with relaxed underwriting. This period is known as a Special Enrollment Period and starts on November 15th through December...
Major Changes to the ACA Silver 70 Plans in 2022 in California by Barbara Kempen | Nov 9, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, Covered CaliforniaStarting in 2022, we are seeing some positive changes to the Silver 70 plan benefits for both Covered CA & off-exchange (direct-to-carrier) plans. The Silver plans are the most popular plan selection of the 4 metal tier options (Bronze, Silver, Gold &...