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Open Enrollment Period 2018 Starts
The Open Enrollment Period for health insurance has just begun on November 1st, 2017-January 31st, 2018 in California. During this period, you can apply for a health insurance plan without a qualifying life event. The Affordable Care Act and Covered California are...
Changes to the Individual Healthcare Marketplace in 2018
For Southern Californians, healthcare and health insurance seem to always be on the move. One of the biggest changes to the Southern California area is the removal of Anthem from the individual and family marketplace. For 2018, we are seeing some major changes to both...
Updates to Open Enrollment Period 2018
After recently visiting Covered California’s annual event on Open Enrollment Period 2018, there is plenty of updates to cover. For this year, Covered California came up with the slogan “Don’t roll the dice on your health.” It is a great theme for insurance which is...
Health Insurance Trends in California for 2018
Covered California has just released their health insurance rates for 2018. Consumers can finally get an idea of what to expect for the coming year. The American Health Care Act, aka Trumpcare, has failed to pass the Senate and its future looks dim. The AHCA was truly...
Covered California announced individual health insurance premium increase of 12.5 percent for 2018
At the beginning of August, Covered California announced the rate increases for 2018. The average increase, statewide, will be 12.5 %, this includes a one-time increase of 2.8 percent tax on health insurers that resumes next year, assuming the Cost Share Reduction...
Telemedicine is the Future of Medical Consultations
Telemedicine is one of the fastest growing trends in the modern health care industry, have you tried it yet? U.S. board-certified doctors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days, 365 days (24/7/365) in a year to resolve many of your non-emergency medical issues...
California’s Proposal for Single-Payer Health Care System is far from approval!
At the end of May the State Senate passed the proposal for a Single-Payer Health Care System called the "Healthy California Plan". The Healthy California Plan or S.B. 562 was proposed by state Senators Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and Toni Atkins (D-San Diego). The...
House Approves Trump Health Care Bill, what to expect next?
With a razor-thin margin ( 217 - 213 votes ) the House managed to pass the Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act this Thursday May 4th, 2017. Democrats unanimously opposing the bill. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, " Trumpcare is just a...
Tax time is approaching – do I still need my 1095 tax form?
With the changes in health care currently up for discussion in Washington DC, many Californians might be confused about their 1095 forms and if they are necessary for filing their 2016 taxes. Until there is a change in the written law the 1095 forms are still...
The Future of the Affordable Care Act
This article describes the future of the ACA versus ACHA plan. It discusses the likelihood of a modification of the ACA versus an actual repeal due the missing votes of the Senate. The need of a bipartisan reform. The high possibility of rising health insurance premium in 2018. The need of control of health care cost