Individuals and families without access to employer-sponsored health insurance have until March 31 to enroll in an individual plan. The deadline applies to individuals applying through Covered California and to those going directly to an insurance carrier. After March 31, individuals will only be allowed to enroll in a plan […] Read more »
How Safe is Your Hospital?
Each year, more than 180,000 Medicare beneficiaries die from hospital-acquired infections, errors, accidents and injuries.[1] In 2012, The Leapfrog Group, a hospital quality advocate, launched the Hospital Safety Score in an effort to inform Americans about which hospitals are safest. Using letter grades of A, B, C, D or F, […] Read more »
The Affordability “Glitch”
The Affordability “Glitch” The talk in insurance circles these days is all about the affordability “glitch”. If an employee is offered affordable group coverage by his employer, neither the employee or his dependents will be eligible for a subsidy in Covered California. Coverage is considered affordable if the plan covers […] Read more »