by Barbara Kempen | Nov 13, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Blue Shield of CA, Covered California, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Member Benefits, Open Enrollment, Special Enrollment Period
Optum and St. Joseph Providence Health will terminate their health maintenance organization (HMO) agreements with Anthem Blue Cross effective January 1, 2024. As a result, Optum and Providence Health will no longer be part of the Anthem Blue Cross Commercial Pathway...
by Barbara Kempen | Oct 31, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Blue Shield of CA, Covered California, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Member Benefits, Open Enrollment, Prescription Drugs, Preventative Care, Retirement, Santa Monica Life Insurance
The Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP), which runs between ?️October 15 and December 7, 2023, for renewals in 2024, is in full swing. CMS requires all agents to record any phone calls. Therefore, after you fill out the required Scope of Appointment (SOA), please...
by Barbara Kempen | Oct 31, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Blue Shield of CA, Covered California, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Member Benefits, Open Enrollment, Tax Credits, Tax Penalty
Open enrollment for the Individual health insurance market for 2024 starts November 1st, and it’s time to start thinking about your healthcare coverage for the upcoming year. Policyholders have the opportunity to review their 2024 health insurance options. This...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 16, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Benefits Administration, Blue Shield of CA, CalSavers, Covered California, COVID-19, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protection coverage enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire. In California, the state welfare program is called Medi-Cal and not Medicaid, as it is called in the other states. The upheaval,...
by Barbara Kempen | Feb 17, 2023 | Affordable Health Insurance, Benefits Administration, Blue Shield of CA, Covered California, COVID-19, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Member Benefits, Special Enrollment Period, Telemedicine, Uncategorized
Starting February 1, 2023, the Annual Open Enrollment Period ends and the Special Enrollment Period begins. During the Special Enrollment Period from February 1st to November 1st, 2023, anyone seeking to enroll in or change their existing health insurance must have...