by JA Health Insurance Services | Sep 18, 2018 | Health Care News Links, Updates from JAHIS
The 2019 Open Enrollment Period for Individual Family Plans (IFP) begins on October 15th and continues through December 15th for a January 1st, 2019 effective date. If you sign up between December 16th and January 15th the effective date will be February 1st, 2019. To...
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 | 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 | Jan 13, 2017 | Health Care News Links, Updates from JAHIS
Great news! Some of you might have heard that the contract between Sutter Health and Blue Shield expired at the end of 2016, despite ongoing negotiations. Well, we are pleased to report that Blue Shield of California and Sutter Health have agreed on a new three-year...
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 | Dec 14, 2015 | Health Care News Links
US News & World Report (12/11, Leonard) reports that many patients “struggle with confusion about what prevention services insurance covers under” the ACA. Under the ACA, most plans cover a set of preventive services including vaccines, colonoscopies,...
