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IRS Penalties For Employers Sending Employees To The Individual Marketplace
California employers falsely believed that they could shift health costs to the government by sending their employees to a health insurance exchange (with a tax-free contribution of cash to help pay premiums). However, the Obama administration has objected to this...
Covered California launched a limited Open Enrollment Period for COBRA policyholders
Covered California launched a two-month limited open enrollment period for COBRA health insurance policyholders who want to transition to a health plan offered through the state health insurance exchange. Background COBRA -- or the Consolidated Omnibus Budget...
Health Saving Account Inflation Adjustment for 2015 slightly increased
The IRS has released the 2015 inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts (HSAs) in Rev. Proc. 2014-30. For 2015, HSA contribution limits and high deductible health plan (HDHP) out-of-pocket maximums are up slightly over 2014, while HDHP minimum required...
Frustrations Within California’s Health Insurance Companies
Many Covered California members, doctors and even agents are frustrated with the treatment of Health Insurance Companies in California. Doctors who were originally enrolled in Covered California's health insurance networks are deciding to drop out. For them, the...
Affordable Health Insurance Changes With The Affordable Care Act
With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, many small business will transition into 2014 with the new metallic plans. Before making that change those business will not only need to be informed, but they will also have to educate their employees about the...
Special Enrollment Period – what are the qualifying events to sign up for health insurance in California
The 2014 Open Enrollment period for obtaining health insurance is over in California . After that period, the Special Enrollment Period begins. The Special Enrollment Period runs from April 1st through November 15 2014 and it allows Californians, who experience a...
Californians welcome the Afforable Health Care Act
The first open enrollment period for obtaining health insurance is over and has been very successful in California. March being the unprecedented month, more than 340,000 Californians rushed to sign up before the Open Enrollment Period ended. Covered California had...
Obama grants a two year extension for individual to remain on their old health plans – what does that mean for California?
Yesterday President Obama announced a two year extension for individuals to remain on their old health plans, which are not ACA compliant. Even California's insurance commissioner Dave Jones supports Obama wish and urged Covered California to reconsider their point...
Open Enrollment Period for Health Insurance ends March 31st , how successful is Covered CA so far?
The Open Enrollment Period for obtaining Health Insurance under the Affordable Care Act ends March 31, 2014. More than 1.7 million Californians have signed up since October 1st, according to the state exchange ,Covered California . At least approx. 630,000 applicants...
Covered California’s website down since four days – Californians should demand an extension of the enrollment period
While we get blasted with radio advertising that Covered California is open for business and ready to enroll, unfortunately the website has not been working since Wednesday February 18th. (Today is day four of a nonworking website) It would be only fair that...