by Barbara Kempen | Mar 11, 2022 | Tax Penalty
Since the federal government removed the tax penalty for not having health insurance in 2019, many Californians may think they are not subject to a tax penalty for not having health insurance. California responded to the removal of the federal penalty by establishing...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 12, 2021 | COVID-19, Long-term Care
During the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care facilities ( LTC) have been hit the hardest. More than one-third of all COVID-19 deaths in California coming from long-term care residents and staff. There are a variety of factors at play such as the high turnover and...
by Barbara Kempen | Jan 20, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
By now, you should have received your 2021 health insurance subscriber ID card. Be sure you register your insurance card online, which allows you to easily find doctors who are in your health plan’s network, review your benefits, view your claim history and make...
by Barbara Kempen | Jan 11, 2021 | Telemedicine
Many of us could not imagine that the pandemic is taking this long and that we still experience an increase in Covid-19 cases. This, along with the most recent political events of the riots at the capital and economic uncertainty creating enormous stress on many...
by Barbara Kempen | Dec 18, 2020 | Affordable Health Insurance, COVID-19, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
On December 10th the Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine and on December 18th Moderna with their mRNA-1273 vaccine received the FDA emergency release authorization for their Covid-19 vaccines. Due to the fact that initial supply is scarce in comparison to demand,...