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Anthem changes Rate guarantee for the individual insurance market, another obstacle to find affordable health insurance in Brentwood
Anthem Blue Cross, one of the major Indiviual insurance carrier in Brentwood and California, just announced that their initial rate guarantee for new applicants will be decreased from 12 months to 6 months starting 2012, which creates another obstacle to find...
Contract Negotiation between UCLA and Blue Shield affect many policy holders in Santa Monica, Brentwood and Pacific Palisades in the effort of finding quality, affordable health insurance
The recent news that Blue Shield HMO'sĀ are not in the UCLA network have affected many policy holders here in Santa Monica, Brentwood and Pacific Palisades, and their effort to finding quality affordable health insurance. Not only HMO group insurance policy holders...
Few Insurer in California, might finding affordable health insurance in Santa Monica more difficult
Accordingly to the most recent statistic five insurance carriers accounted for three-fourths of the $ 105 billion health insurance revenues in California; with such little competition it is even harder to find affordable health insurance in Santa Monica. Kaiser...
Medicare Part B Premiums raised only slightly for 2012 – good news for Seniors to continue affordable health insurance in Brentwood
Part B Premiums for Medicare beneficiaries will riseĀ more modestly in 2012 than previous expected, which is good news for Seniors being able to keep affordable health insurance in Brentwood and the rest of the country . Standard Premiums Part B had been projected to...
Halloween- What to do with all the candies, teach your kids healthy life style in Santa Monica
Today isĀ Halloween and the excitement of our kids to get tons of candy inĀ Santa Monica is huge, but we parents have to make sure that our kids stay healthy. With rising childhood obesity, 20 % of our kids are obese,Ā and all the dental problems caused by candies, we...
CMS approved cuts in Medi-Cal in California, which will have consequences for Medi-Cal patients to find quality health care providers in California
CMS, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approvedĀ California state budget proposals to reduce Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates by 10 % , which will have consequences for Medi-Cal patients to find quality health care providers in...
Subsidized Pre-Existing Health Program (PCIP) – one measure of affordable health insurance in Santa Monica, California falls short of enrollment
TheĀ enrollment of the subsidized health insurance program for pre exisiting health conditons (PCIP), one measure to offer affordable health insurance in Santa MonicaĀ and the rest ofĀ California, falls still short of expectations. After its first anniversary, there...
Insurers and Employers will incentify healthy behaviors of their employees -as one measure to be able offer affordable health insurance in Santa Monica
With exploding health care cost, and consequently higher health insurance premiums in Santa Monica, CaliforniaĀ and the rest of the U.S., more employers and Insurers give incentives to their employees and policyholders, when they demonstrate healthy behaviors....
Public Long Term Care Insurance Plan (CLASS) was canceled this week
CLASS, the Community Living Assistance Services and Support program, was canceled this week from the ObamaĀ health care plan. Long Term Care includes not only nursing homes, but such services as home health aides for disabled people. The Class Program was suppose to...
Blue Shield announces another 283 million in premium refund – this is one way to offer affordable health insurance in Brentwood
Ā One way to offer affordable health insurance is the additional $ 283 premium refund announcement in December by Blue Shield Customers for its 2 million policy holders in California Ā Blue Shield, the San Francisco non profit insurer, had promised to return money to...