Affordable Care Act for California. Latest news and updates for ACA medical insurance for businesses and individuals
Finding the best plans for your business California group medical insurance plans follow the rules set by Obama Care (Affordable Care Act.) Below are some things that you should know to help you select the right plans for your employee health benefits. Running a business is [...]
Is my child old enough to need a dental policy? Is my child enrolled in a California Small Group Medical Plan that Includes Pediatric Dental? How is Pediatric Dental different than a direct Dental plan? Can I enroll my child in a separate dental plan any time? Will adding [...]
Health care reform known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) goes into effect Jan. 1, 2014. If you are an employer with 50 or more employees, the ACA requires "shared responsibility" for affordable health insurance coverage and imposes a tax penalty if the requirement is not met. This article explains [...]
Overview To help make sense of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and to help people navigate the ever-changing landscape of health insurance, we’ve made a list of the most important items that individuals and small businesses in California should know about the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, signed March [...]
The major components of Health care reform known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) go into effect January 1, 2014. However, beginning September 23, 2012, the ACA requires all employers to give employees a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) when their plan renews or changes. These are the rules [...]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as ACA or "health care reform." This November President Obama won re-election to the presidency and will move forward with implementing the ACA. The ACA is now the law of [...]
Employee Medical Clinic As a sign of change in medical care delivery, Amazon has opened its first health care clinic for its employees in Dallas, Texas. According to the Amazon announcement, “Amazon expects to establish 20 health centers in five cities across the U.S., improving access and care [...]
Less than two weeks ago, I wrote a blog post that predicted that fireworks would hit California’s small group health insurance market with UHC’s new Association Health Plans. Well, sparks flew. Yesterday, UnitedHealth Care announced that because of “regulatory inquiries over the past couple of weeks” UHC has suspended the [...]
UnitedHealth Care (UHC) kicked-off Summer 2019 with a bang. During a webinar to their top brokers on July 1st, they made the game-changing announcement that they will introduce 9 new Association Health Plans (AHP) into the California small group marketplace (1-100 employees.)By screening enrollees for pre-existing medical conditions and [...]
On Wednesday, I was fortunate to be included in a round table discussion with the senior leadership of Kaiser Permanente's small group sales and account management team. To encourage discussion, Kaiser limited participation to a few key brokers. (2019 Kaiser Key Broker Engagement Luncheon, Pasadena, California. Third from [...]