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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
One of the rules of the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) means that for everyone in an individual health insurance plan, you can only make changes, or enroll in a new plan, during Open Enrollment, from November 15th thru February 15th. Kinda like tax season is for accountants, it creates a wild ride for brokers… Continue reading Open Enrollment is Over! Let’s Have Some Laughs!
Simply put, your loved ones will be left with choices – not just expenses. That’s why The Insurance Mom wants you to think really hard about life insurance.
What’s with the alphabet soup? What’s it all mean? How will it inform your choices? Understanding the differences in these 3 plan types is essential in understanding health insurance in this new wacky market. HMO Say your toe hurts and you’re on an HMO (aka Health Maintenance Organization.) Where do you go first, the podiatrist? … Continue reading PPO, HMO, or EPO? What’s in a name?!
Are you a small business of 2-50 employees? I bet you want to stay competitive AND you want to help take care of your people. Are you trying to offer incentives to your new hires such as health and dental insurance benefits (and be the coolest company in town)? If you don’t have an HR… Continue reading Who’s the boss? You the boss?
$90,000. That’s a lot of money! On a national average, it’s what you’ll pay if your Mom or Dad lands in a nursing home for a year (and the average stay is 2.5 years). That’s really a ton o’money!! If your Mom or Dad would prefer to get better at home (and who wouldn’t?), today the cost of home… Continue reading What’s the cost of getting older? $90,000 a year!
I just read an article about new drug treatments for Hepatitis C. Hep C is the #1 cause of liver transplants in America. Serious problem, right? Drug companies have come up with a serious answer . . . but to the tune of $1,000 per pill, making one course of treatment with this new drug… Continue reading Is your medication worth $84,000? You tell me . . .
Are you aware that the deadline for open enrollment to get health insurance is quickly approaching? Well then, you’re not alone! In a recent survey, 55% of Americans are unaware that they won’t be able to apply for health insurance after March 31st (unless after that date, they have a big life change like a… Continue reading Deadline approaching . . . get on it, kiddies!
According to the Department of HHS, at least 60% to 70% of people over 65 will eventually need long term care, either at home or in a nursing home, and that can be very expensive. The average stay in a nursing home is almost 4 years, at a cost of about $270,000. Your health insurance… Continue reading A Short Course on Long-Term-Care Insurance
If you have individual health insurance with Anthem Blue Cross of CA and are about to be hit with huge rate hikes, this news is for you. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner says his office is investigating… but is this a real investigation or is he politicizing the investigation to boost his run for Governor?