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Extended Special Enrollment Period through end of 2020 due to Wildfires
On August 24th, Covered CA announced that it is extending the Special Enrollment Period through the end of 2020 for those impacted by the recent fires affecting the entire state of California. With more than 500 fires raging across California, Covered CA has announced...
Back to School during COVID-19
This year "the "Back-To-School Season" is marked with much uncertainty and creates a heavy burden for many families in California. As the CDC so appropriately expresses " everyone's goal is to prioritize the reopening of schools as safely and as quickly given the many...
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Extended by Executive Order
On August 8th, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order called "Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019" to grant an extension of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance....
Covered CA has announced a statewide rate increase of 0.6% for 2021
Covered California released on August 4th, 2020 the weighted average rate increases in California for the individual and family health insurance market. Rates on average are increasing 0.6% statewide in 2021, setting a new record low and beating the 0.8% rate increase...
Special Enrollment Period Extended in California through August 31st due to COVID-19
As SARS CoV-2 has continued to spread across Los Angeles, California, and throughout the United States, Covered California has announced that the Special Enrollment Period has been extended for those impacted by COVID-19 through August 31st. Anyone who has been...
Special Enrollment Period Extended in California through July 31st due to COVID-19
As the Coronavirus Covid-19 has continued to spread across Los Angeles, California, and throughout the United States, Covered California has announced that the Special Enrollment Period has been extended for those impacted by COVID-19 through July 31st. This also...
Telemedicine during COVID-19
During the Covid-19 crisis, all insurance carriers are offering improved telemedicine features so that Californians can access not only a doctor for their physical well-being but also for their mental health, currently, most telemedicine services are free of charge....
Lost your health insurance through your job due to COVID-19?
Have you lost your job in the wake of the coronavirus? Unfortunately, millions of Californians and Americans have experienced the same situation with the nation's unemployment reaching 14.7% as of April 2020 by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. In California economic...
Kaiser vs Oscar – Pros & Cons during COVID-19
In 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 some of the...
Pros & Cons of Oscar and Blue Shield during COVID-19
In Los Angeles & Orange County, we have 6 different insurance carriers for the individual & family market. Many of our clients are considering choosing between Oscar's EPO vs Blue Shield's PPO as they both offer top hospital systems in the region. We will go...