ACA Subsidies Increased – Health Insurance is less expensive! COVID-19 concerns opened a special enrollment period for health insurance. This lasts until Aug. 15, 2021. (Annual open enrollment starts Nov. 1.) Health insurance (ACA / Obamacare / Marketplace) is MUCH more affordable now. The bottom line: The recently enacted stimulus law increases marketplace premium subsidies.…
Do you think there is no affordable Texas health insurance? Some plans now have a ZERO dollar monthly premium. Other plans have a low monthly premium and a ZERO dollar deductible. Yes, that means the government pays for it via a subsidy. That subsidy depends on your income and zip code. More than 1 million…
No discrimination based on gender identity or orientation “The Supreme Court has made clear that people have a right not to be discriminated against on the basis of sex and receive equal treatment under the law, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation. That’s why today HHS announced it will act on related…
When can ALL adult Texans can get the COVID vaccine? Monday, March 29. If you’re over 80 years old, you will get prioritized– by moving to the ‘front of the line’– whether you have an appointment or not(!). Below are some Houston area vaccine providers who you may get a vaccine from. I got…
The ACA Marketplace Is Open Again for Insurance Sign-Ups. Here’s What You Need to Know about the Affordable Healthcare Act Special Enrollment Period. If you’re under 65 and don’t have health insurance, you need to know about the Affordable Healthcare Act Special Enrollment Period, going on right now. Plus, as a trained, licensed insurance…
Need Health Insurance, and you’re under 65? President Biden to sign executive order today opening the Health Care Marketplace. The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to open a special enrollment period from Feb. 15 through May 15. If you’ve been meaning to get health insurance and don’t have it, now…
“A lot of (MA plans) are trying to lure (beneficiaries) from traditional Medicare to their MA plan,” said Fedor, director of reimbursement and education for U.S. Rehab, during a Nov. 12 webcast. “They often state there are additional benefits that they give the patients, and we all wonder, how can they provide all these benefits…