California Health Insurance

2023 Sep 15

Small Group Health Insurance in California

By |September 15th, 2023 |Categories: Small Group Health Insurance|Tags: , , |

Learn about health insurance for small businesses in California What to Know about California’s Small Business Health Insurance Employee and Employer Contribution Requirements Small Businesses Must Offer Employees at Least 10 Healthcare Benefits Benefits Cafe Can Help You Obtain Affordable Health Insurance We understand the complexities of navigating the ins [...]

2023 Jun 01

Consumer Advocacy for Small Business Medical Insurance with the California Senate and Assembly

By |June 1st, 2023 |Categories: Changes in Medical Care|Tags: , , , , , |

On May 10, 2023, I flew to Sacramento, California and joined other insurance professionals for a day at the Capitol, which included meeting with elected officials and discussing issues of importance to small and mid-sized employers that offer group medical, dental, vision and other types of insurance coverage to [...]

2013 Oct 22

Health Care Reform for Small Businesses California – Video

By |October 22nd, 2013 |Categories: (SHOP) Covered California Small Business Articles, ACA, Health Benefit Exchange, Health Insurance Reform, Small Business Articles|Tags: , , , , , , , |

With Health Care Reform (Affordable Care Act) (ACA), business owners want to know: •What's going to change? •How much will it cost? and, •What can I do to save money. We've created a short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcQ5j8mu_Bk that addresses these questions. The video also describes what will not change, including: •No requirement for small businesses to offer benefits; •Benefits continue to be a tax deductible expense for the employer and non-taxable compensation to employees; •Benefits continue to be an excellent way to attract and retain good employees.

2013 Sep 23

Covered California – Agent Training & Enrollment Website

By |September 23rd, 2013 |Categories: (SHOP) Covered California Small Business Articles, ACA, Covered California, Health Benefit Exchange, Health Insurance Reform|Tags: , , , , |

Covered California, the new health insurance exchange in California has begun agent training. Kudos to them because they have accomplished a lot in a very short period of time. With this blog post I hope to give some first hand info and feed back on the training process and on the enrollment procedures and processes.

2013 Sep 06

Understanding California Health Care Reform / Obamacare / Affordable Care Act / ACA

By |September 6th, 2013 |Categories: (SHOP) Covered California Small Business Articles, ACA, Covered California, Health Benefit Exchange, Health Insurance Reform, Individual Medical Insurance Articles, Large Group Medical Insurance Articles, Small Business Articles, Videos|Tags: , , , , , , , |

We've prepared easy-to-understand videos that explain the new health care reform law (Affordable Care Ace, ACA, Obama Care). Topics include how to complete the required notices (Exchange, SBC & Glossary); an overview of individual and family coverage including Covered California; and problems of the current system that the ACA solves.

2009 Jul 19

Health Net Elect Open Access HMO is a Good Buy in Los Angeles

By |July 19th, 2009 |Categories: Small Group Health Insurance|Tags: , , |

In the California small group health insurance market Health Net's HMO plans are always well priced. Effective August 1, 2009 for groups located in Los Angeles their Elect Open Access HMO plan will be 5 percent less expensive than the Health Net Standard Option HMO. The Standard and the [...]

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