by Barbara Kempen | Apr 20, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
As employees look to increase their wages while their employers are focused on minimizing costs, medical costs and with that, health insurance premiums, appear to be the elephant in the room. The California Health Care Foundation reported that between 2011 and 2016,...
by Barbara Kempen | Apr 17, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
As a small business owner considering offering health insurance in California, you probably have asked yourself, “How can I keep healthcare costs down while offering my employees the coverage they need? There are so many carriers and so many plans, how do I find the...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 26, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades
With lifting the health care mandate in 2019, many Californians might be confused about their 1095 forms and if they are necessary for filing their 2017 and 2018 taxes. Until there is a change in the written law the 1095 forms are still required. Californians who...
by Barbara Kempen | Mar 23, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized
Have you noticed your health insurance premiums increasing 10-20% a year over the last few years? Unfortunately, these dramatic rate increases over the last few years have been the norm. For the Los Angeles region alone, we saw a 13% weighted average rate increase for...
by Barbara Kempen | Feb 6, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Uncategorized
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...
by Barbara Kempen | Feb 6, 2018 | Affordable Health Insurance, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica
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 qualifying life events which...
