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Hello LA, I’m back from vacation and certainly while I was gone there were a lot of things going on in health care reform In Friday’s Los Angeles Times there was an AP article about a federal judge in Detroit who ruled against a challenge contesting the legality of the Federal government requiring people to Continue reading →

There have been a couple of articles the past couple of days about the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIP) that are being set up in Michigan and New York. You might want to check these out as they will be an example of things to come. Michigan’s PCIP plan and New York’s PCIP plan, called Continue reading →

Okay, I realized today that I’ve evolved into the ultimate insurance nerd. A few of weeks ago I subscribed to a service with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) where I can receive certain updates as they come in. Previously I got things on licensing requirements, you know, the usual professional stuff. But now I’m Continue reading →

One of the big things that was to be emphasized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was removing cost barriers to many preventive services. July 14th the announcement was made by the White House as to what those services are–click here for what is the current comprehensive list: Covered Services These services Continue reading →

Remember the old phrase ‘be careful what you ask for, you just might get it?’ Well, Anthem Blue Cross put out an email yesterday to agents advising us that due to the new changes resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as health care reform, if you are looking for Continue reading →

The news came out last week that Leslie Margolin was leaving Anthem Blue Cross and I had to wonder why. Of course, there’s the obvious, the blow out earlier this year when the rate increase craziness hit. But that was months ago, and things had toned down considerably. Click here for a short story on Continue reading →

I came across an article last month that was published by USA Today on April 30th that to me, outlines just a part of the big wake up call we have coming in 2014 when the bulk of the health care reform measures go into effect. If you can find it, check out the article Continue reading →

A few days ago I wrote about how convoluted the small business tax credit for group health plans was going to be. Here’s a reminder. Now here’s a commentary on why the bill was bad for small business, and a very eloquent one at that. The National Federation of Independent Business’s (NFIB) president, Dan Danner, Continue reading →

As with most things that came out in the health care reform bill, the devil is in the details. The small business tax credit most assuredly included. I am not a tax expert by any means, but my wonderful tax guy, David Marton in Westlake Village, passed this on to me from the Kiplinger Tax Continue reading →

In my last article I talked about the impending herd of new graduates, high school and college, and that people are now needing to address what to do about their health insurance. Again, If your high school grad is going to college, then of course they can stay on your group health plan if you Continue reading →