The deadline for enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan is fast approaching. People currently enrolled in Medicare Advantage need to check their plan and make sure it still fits their needs. [...]
The recent failure of the CLASS act is drawing attention to a subject we tend to ignore or avoid - the possibility of costly long-term care in our future. That possibility [...]
Many people are disappointed that the CLASS program will not be implemented as planned because it solved a real problem in our society. CLASS was a government insurance plan intended to [...]
As a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), adult children up to 26 years old can now be covered under their parents' health insurance policies. Is this a good thing? [...]
Recent headlines call out: Health insurance rates soar in California, Blue Shield Refuses to Delay Rate Hikes, and CA Can't Block Staggering Health Insurance Rate Hikes. These came out in response [...]
Unexpectedly, we found ourselves with a 2 week vacation to South Africa, with one week on a private game reserve and the other, traveling around the country. Our friends couldn't make [...]
A key building block of health care reform, the California Health Benefit Exchange, was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger last week in response to federal law. States are mandated by [...]
Most people have never heard of the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR), but that's about to change. It's an insurance company measure of how much of your health insurance premium is spent [...]
Increased rates for California's Anthem Blue Cross health insurance were approved last week. Blue Shields health insurance rate increases are expected to be approved shortly, as well. The Los Angeles Times, [...]
All during the health care reform debates, the raison d'etre most often given for passing the act was the number of people without health insurance. Proponents of the legislation laid the [...]
