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Big news across the nation. Assurant Health, a big player in health insurance, will be closing up shop at the end of the year. This means everyone with an individual Assurant plan will need to get a different plan in place for January 1st, 2016. But my Assurant friends, we can’t do anything for you until… Continue reading Assurant is going WHERE!?
My fellow brokers: we’ve had a great time at our webinar on Insurance and Social Media with LAAHU. Email info@laahu.org to get the recording if you missed the live broadcast. We’re working on a national campaign to ensure the future of the Individual Health Insurance Broker. Here is your first test of your new found social… Continue reading National Campaign for Brokers
Good news… perhaps! If you have health insurance through Covered California (the CA exchange/marketplace), new limits have been set on how much you’ll pay for those expensive monthly “specialty” drugs. Starting January 1st, 2016, you’ll see some upgrades in your prescription benefits. Covered California ruled that Silver, Gold, and Platinum plans will have a… Continue reading Good news for people with pricey $$ prescriptions!
Chad Terhune is a favorite author around this office. He writes great articles like this one about what’s going on in the health insurance market. https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-blue-shield-audit-20150705-story.html#page=1 In it, he breaks down what happened with a recent audit on Blue Shield’s funds. Here’s the Mom’s boiled down version. Blue Shield has been a non-for-profit since 1939. In recent… Continue reading Big changes for Blue Shield 2014 and onwards.