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If you’re a FREELANCER in CA (aka INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS) — read all of this to protect your $$$ ! The Insurance Mom wants to make you aware of a recent CA Supreme Court ruling. It could really HURT you as a FREELANCER. If you HIRE freelancers, this new state law could hurt you as a… Continue reading Freelancers & Independent Contractors! A new CA law could HURT your status!
Hurray! On 5/11/15, the Department of Health and Human Services (ObamaCare) told insurance companies they HAVE to give ladies access to ALL federally approved methods of birth control. NO EXCEPTIONS! Women’s groups have been reporting that IUD’s, Plan B, the patch, and the ring have been refused by many insurance companies. According to the White… Continue reading Good news for the ladies!!
Check out this great article by Stephanie O’Neill at KPCC about brokers and the Affordable Care Act. So pleased she did this article and flattered she asked me to participate. https://www.scpr.org/news/2015/04/29/51313/some-brokers-encounter-hard-times-under-the-afford/ Give it a listen or a read and let me know your thoughts below.
I don’t think I’ve ever politicized a blog post. This could be a first. So you’ve gotta know how important it must be. Proposition 45 will be on the ballot in November. Prop 45 is a flawed, deceptive measure that will increase costs for consumers and (maybe) harm the quality of our health care. A… Continue reading Are you OK with one person taking control of what happens to your medical bills?
… die? It’s expensive! Cedars Sinai Medical Center billed Medicare $132,000 (yes!) for ONE week of care. I don’t want this to be morose but I do want to use my father’s death a couple of months ago as a life lesson about how to be pro-active in your own medical care. The doctors wanted to… Continue reading What does it cost to…
“They” say that today, September 23, 2010, is a milestone in health care reform, or as I’ve affectionately been calling it, Stealth Care Reform. Some of the new federal mandates go into effect today, but will affect only some of you: 1. Removal of pre-existing condition exclusions for minors up to age 19. But, the… Continue reading Today’s The Day in Health Care Reform
The Insurance Mom loves her colleagues around the country… they are a very smart bunch! Especially Ric Joyner, a benefits specialist in Madison, WI, who writes an excellent benefits blog. If you value your hard-earned money, I really want you to take a few moments to read how health care reform will impact your life… Continue reading The Other Side Of The Story
So you thought the new Health Care Reform law was on your side, didn’t you? Ha. Not so much. There is nothing in the new law that will stop these unintended (but predictable) consequences. A provision of the new “stealth” care reform law says that insurance companies must issue health insurance to children, regardless of… Continue reading Unintended Consequences
I love this quote: “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Hmmm… somehow I just know I can find a way to apply this to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka HR 3950, aka health care reform, aka stealth care reform).
If you are: 1. A parent whose young adult child is about to be taken off of your health insurance plan because they’re all grown up (well done!), or 2. A young adult who is about to be taken off of your parents’ health insurance plan because you’re all grown up (good job!), … then… Continue reading Hey Kids, This One’s for YOU (and parents too)!