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The Special Enrollment Period for Health Insurance in 2018
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 Enrollment...
What are Qualifying Life Events in the Special Enrollment Period in order to obtain Health Insurance
Have you ever wondered what happens to your health insurance in the case of a major life event such as marriage/divorce, childbirth, moving, turning 26, losing Medi-Cal or employer-sponsored insurance? All of these events are defined as...
Tax Form 1095-A & 1095-B are mailed in January 2018
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 2017 taxes. Until there is a change in the written law the 1095 forms are still...
Are You Enrolled in the Right Health Insurance Plan for 2018?
We are approaching the deadlines for both the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period on December 7th and for the Individual Open Enrollment Period which ends December 15th for a January 1st effective date and the Special Enrollment Period for Small Business . Many people...
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...
2018 Open Enrollment Period – a hardship for many families who do not to qualify for subsidies
The Open Enrollment Period to enroll in a health insurance plan began November 1st, 2017 through January 31st, 2018 in California. In California, many families who are not eligible for subsidies on Covered California, the premium increase in their health insurance is...
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...