American Rescue Plan alleviates health insurance premiums by Barbara Kempen | Apr 23, 2021 | Affordable Health Insurance, Tax CreditsWith the signing into law of the American Rescue Plan by President Joe Biden on March 11th, not only do most Americans receive stimulus checks, but many Americans also qualify for additional health insurance premium assistance through premium tax credits. In...
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...
1095 Tax Documents are now being mailed out by Barbara Kempen | Jan 13, 2021 | Tax CreditsWith the new year comes a new you but also, unfortunately, dealing with taxes for last year. When you file your 2020 taxes later this year (Tax day is Thursday, April 15th), you will need to make sure that you have your 1095 tax document which will be distributed by...
Kaiser vs Oscar – Pros & Cons during COVID-19 by Barbara Kempen | May 11, 2020 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa MonicaIn Los Angeles & Orange County, we have 6 different insurance carriers for the individual & family market. Many of our clients are deciding between Kaiser’s HMO & Oscar’s EPO as both offer great hospital systems in the region. We will go over...
California Reintroduces Health Insurance Mandate Enforced by New Tax Penalty by Barbara Kempen | Aug 13, 2019 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa MonicaGovernor Newsom reintroduced the tax penalty for not carrying health insurance for 2020. California and a handful of other states have countered to the federal government with their own state-wide tax penalties to enforce the Affordable Care Act’s health...
