New Health Insurance Subsidies from the American Rescue Plan by Barbara Kempen | Mar 30, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, COVID-19, Tax CreditsThanks to the American Rescue Plan, more of America’s middle class will be eligible to receive health insurance premium assistance through Covered CA statewide or through Healthcare.gov nationwide. The premium assistance cutoff has been bumped up from 400% of...
Getting a divorce – how will it impact your health and life insurance? by Barbara Kempen | Jun 19, 2016 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Life Insurance, UncategorizedGetting a divorce brings a new type of change to your everyday life. For some people this change is wanted, yet for others, it is unexpected and heartbreaking. For all of us though, it is a change, requiring one to revisit all aspects of one’s financial planning and...
Why choose a health insurance broker instead of going straight to the insurance carrier? by Barbara Kempen | Mar 16, 2016 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Santa Monica, UncategorizedWith the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the many more choices available, consumers asking themselves whether they should choose to go directly to an insurance carrier, go to the state exchange Covered California site, or instead go to an insurance...
Proposed Regulations on 2017 Benefit and Payment Parameters by Barbara Kempen | Jan 14, 2016 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, UncategorizedOn November 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed regulations that address a wide range of Affordable Care Act (ACA) benefit provisions that will be effective for 2017 plan years. Published each fall, these rules will be finalized in...
What is the tax penalty for not carrying health insurance in 2016? by Barbara Kempen | Jan 13, 2016 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, UncategorizedThe open enrollment to apply for health insurance ends Janaury 31st 2016, there are still some Californians who decides not to carry health insurance . Here are is an overview of the tax penalty for 2016 . What happened if I do not pay health insurance in 2016? ●...