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New Qualifying Life Events from Covered California!
As the Open Enrollment Period for health insurance ended on January 31st, we are now in the Special Enrollment Period from February 1st to October 31st, 2020. During this period, you must have a qualifying life event such as recently moved, lost employer-sponsored...
Tax Form 1095-A & 1095-B are mailed in February 2020
Many Californians might be confused about their 1095 forms and if they are necessary for filing their 2019 taxes. For 2019 the tax penalty for not having health insurance was eliminated , however in 2020 California will reintroduce the tax penalty for not carrying...
The Special Enrollment Period for Health Insurance in 2020
Many Californians still do not understand why they cannot enroll all the time for health insurance. In order to avoid that people enroll only when they need medical assistance, the Affordable Care Act implemented specific Enrollment Periods. In the Open...
Steps to Register your Health Insurance Policy
With the reintroduction of the tax penalty in California and the expansion of premium assistance through the American Rescue Plan, more consumers are enrolling in health insurance. To best navigate your health plan options it is recommended that you register your...
Changes to Oscar IFP in 2020
When Oscar's CEO Mario Schlosser came to Los Angeles to go over the 2020 Open Enrollment Period with insurance brokers, many brokers were simultaneously excited and confused about changes to Oscar's EPO plans. The biggest change for 2020 Oscar individual and family...
Take advantage of the Special Enrollment Period for Small Businesses
The yearly Special Enrollment Period for Small businesses is between November 15th to December 15th. In this period small businesses can enroll in small business insurance through SHOP Covered California, Anthem, Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser, Oscar, California...
The 2018 Special Enrollment Period for Small Businesses Begins!
Did you know that from November 15th to December 15th, small businesses can enroll in small business insurance through SHOP Covered California, Anthem, Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser, Oscar, California Choice and UHC group health insurance plans without meeting the...
Updates to the 2020 Individual Health Insurance Market
2020 will bring plenty of changes to the individual and family health insurance. One of the most significant changes is the expansion of subsidies from 400% of the Federal Poverty Level in 2019 to 600% in 2020. This means that an individual making nearly $75,000 or a...
California Reintroduces Health Insurance Mandate Enforced by New Tax Penalty
Governor 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 insurance...
Covered California releases Regional Health Insurance Rates for 2020
Covered California released on July 19th, 2019 the regional rate changes for the individual and family (IFP) health insurance market for 2020. Unlike in the last few years where we saw rate increases of 8-12 percent, for 2020, we are seeing a statewide weighted...