by JA Health Insurance Services | Mar 5, 2018 | Health Care News Links, Individual Coverage
After January 31, 2018, consumers will not be able to enroll in a health plan until the 2019 Open Enrollment Period unless they experience a qualifying event, such as: Reduction of hours or termination of employment (for other than gross misconduct) Divorce from or... by JA Health Insurance Services | Feb 9, 2018 | Individual Coverage, Updates from JAHIS
Blue Shield of California is switching to a new online payment system. To continue using Easy$Pay, Blue Shield’s automatic payment service, you must re-enroll before March 9, 2018, for your April automatic payment to process. If you miss this date, your April bill... by JA Health Insurance Services | Oct 16, 2017 | Covered California, Health Care News Links, Individual Coverage, Updates from JAHIS
President Trump announced on October 12, 2017, that his administration will not be making any more CSR payments. What are Cost Sharing Reductions (CSRs)? CSR’s are payments from the government to the insurance companies which are designed to help health insurance... by JA Health Insurance Services | Mar 11, 2016 | Health Care News Links, Individual Coverage, Updates from JAHIS
You can buy health coverage outside of the open enrollment period when you have a qualifying life event—through a special enrollment period (SEP). However, the enrollment guidelines have been refined and it is not as easy as it used to be to enroll outside of open... 
by JA Health Insurance Services | Sep 23, 2015 | Covered California, Individual Coverage, JA Community, Updates from JAHIS
Although the concept of an open enrollment period is routine for people covered by Medicare, and for employees enrolling in health plans at work, it’s new for the individual health insurance market. What can I do during this time? During the open enrollment... 
by JA Health Insurance Services | Feb 23, 2015 | Covered California, Individual Coverage, Updates from JAHIS
A New Category Created for Special Enrollment There is still a chance to enroll in Covered California if you didn’t know about the tax penalties for not enrolling. If can attest that you did not know, or understand there was a tax penalty for being uninsured in... 