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It's Open Enrollment season for Health Insurance and Medicare We're out and about in the community, assisting individuals & families with their Covered California and Medicare plans, and meeting with small business owners and their employees, to help folks understand their Employee Benefits and health insurance options for 2026. Medicare & Covered California Independent insurance broker Jonathan Edewards, the president of Citrust Insurance Agency in Los Angeles and Pasadena C

Answer: No, but we do typically need your Medicare number . If you applied for Medicare Part A and Part B a few weeks ago, but still haven't yet received your Medicare card in the mail, here's how to find your new Medicare number Log into:    my   Social Security  Account Sign In to your account at  https://secure.ssa.gov/RIL  to see the status of your Medicare application. If your Medicare application has been approved, click the PDF icon to "Print / Save a letter proving yo

Health Net's individual health insurance plans through Covered California How to pick the correct network from the online provider directory It's tricky! Here's a how-to guide. Search for your doctor at: https://findaprovider.healthnetcalifornia.com/location  but as a guest, you have to select the correct network from the dropdown. There are 2 networks available in the state of California for Individual & Family Plans ("IFP") sold either directly by Health Net (ie "off-excha

Here are the special exceptions that may allow someone to enroll mid-year or make a plan change Qualifying Life Events   This list is...

This list is applicable only to Individual & Family Plans ("IFP") in California offered directly through insurance companies such as Blue...

Maybe! A business can establish a small group health plan so long as they have: at least  two households  in the group  that are either W2s  or  owners. Owners don't have to be W2s, and they don't need to be listed on a DE9C, the quarterly payroll tax report (but owners may need to provide proof of ownership). So, that means that a business with no employees but at least two owners (who aren’t married to one another) would be eligible for a small group plan. - YES . Or, a bus

Medicare Advantage plans offer several benefits that can help improve your overall heath and lighten your wallet

In addition to companies pulling out of California, renewing Insurance premiums have skyrocketd by 25% -45% on home and auto premiums...

State Farm paid $36 million in catalytic converter theft claims in 2022, just in the state of California. That’s more than a 1300%...