Friday, October 21, 2016 RENEWING YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE FOR 2017. Those of you who live in the Bay Area may have read with some shock the page one article in Monday's (October 16, 2016) edition of the Chronicle, "Covered California's insurance hikes are starting to pinch. READ MORE >>
Thursday, September 8, 2016SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDITS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE Don't Inadvertently Leave Money on the Table Small businesses are not required to obtain health insurance for their employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, many small businesses have decided that it is in their best interests to do so. READ MORE >>
Friday, August 26, 2016Summer is almost over. It's time to start thinking about your health insurance plan for 2017. This article will discuss health insurance plans available through Covered California, the marketplace for personal and family health insurance plans provided by private insurers but regulated by the State of California in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. READ MORE >>
Friday, January 29, 2016 Californians have until January 31, 2016 (Sunday) to obtain health insurance. At least that was the deadline until Friday (January 29) when Covered California extended enrollment until midnight February 6. There is a catch. To take advantage of the extended deadline you must have started the enrollment process by midnight on January 31. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Optional Dental Coverage for Adults. Covered California, the health insurance marketplace set up by the State of California to enable the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as ObamaCare, will offer dental coverage for adults for the first time in 2016. READ MORE >>
Monday, November 2, 2015 Open Enrollment Period. Beginning on November 1, 2015, Californians who do not currently have health insurance can enroll for coverage through Covered California, the California health insurance exchange established under the Affordable Care Act (aka, ObamaCare). READ MORE >>
Thursday, September 3, 2015 The Congressional Research Service recently published a detailed study on the projected economic impact of the so-called Cadillac tax on employer-sponsored health insurance plans, which is scheduled to take effect in 2018. READ MORE >>
Thursday, August 27, 2015 Shop Around for the Right Covered California Insurer and Policy for You Covered California recently announced that, on average, health insurance premiums in California will increase in 2016 at the relatively modest rate of 4.0 percent. (See my blog entry "Covered California Announces New Health Insurance Rates for 2016," dated August 3, 2016). READ MORE >>
Monday, August 3, 2015 Covered California recently (July 27, 2015) announced insurance premiums for individual health insurance policies to be applicable in 2016. Rates will increase an average of 4.0 percent compared to 2015. This rate of increase compares favorably to the 4. READ MORE >>
Monday, July 27, 2015 New San Francisco Health Insurance Initiative San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced on Friday, July 17, 2015, a new program to provide additional subsidies for low and middle income San Franciscans to purchase health insurance through the Covered California marketplace. READ MORE >>
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