The Marketplace Circle of Champions Recognizes Jerry Pearlstein Insurance for More Than 100 Enrollments
Jerry Pearlstein Insurance has been honored by the Health Insurance Marketplace® as an Elite member in the 2025 Marketplace Circle of Champions. This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) award is a result of Jerry Pearlstein’s hard work, expertise, and … Continue reading →
Medicare ABCs
Medicare is a federal government program administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration. Its purpose is to provide health insurance for people 65 and older. It’s also available to younger people with certain … Continue reading →
Celebrating Small Business
We’re celebrating (and helping) small businesses! Did you know Jerry Pearlstein Insurance helps businesses get the benefits of group health insurance even if they need only one policy? During May, the U.S. Small Business Administration recognizes the hard work, ingenuity … Continue reading →
Advantage Plans Under Scrutiny
(Bloomberg 3/4/24) – Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren urged top Biden health officials to take a harder line on private Medicare Advantage health plans, arguing that insurance companies annually overcharge the government by tens of billions of dollars. The lawmakers … Continue reading →
Important News: More coverage
The Illinois Department of Health Insurance has ordered major medical health insurance providers to cover the following care beginning January 1, 2024. Make sure the billing department of your health care provider is aware of the mandates and is … Continue reading →
Can You Get a Group PPO?
If you’re an Illinois resident buying your own health insurance, you can’t get real major medical PPO coverage health insurance, right? Maybe! Illinois doesn’t allow individuals to get group health insurance through associations like alumni or professional groups. But … Continue reading →
Federal Report Targets Medicare Advantage Plans
Federal Report Targets Medicare Advantage Plans Jerry S. Pearlstein Insurance has advised using Original Medicare with Medicare Supplements rather than Medicare Advantage plans across the 20 years of our practice. The AARP Bulletin June 2022 article quoted below offers more … Continue reading →
Seven Steps to Save Your Heart
It’s the month of valentines and nobody’s closer to your heart than you. But each year 1.5 million Americans suffer a hear attack or stroke. More than 800,000 of them die. Now the Department of Health and Human Services … Continue reading →
Insurance Coverage of OTC COVID Tests
On Jan. 10, 2022, the Depts. of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury issued FAQ guidance regarding the requirements for group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Legal … Continue reading →
OOPS! Missed the December 15 Deadline?
OOPS! Missed the December 15 Deadline? Open Enrollment for Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare, Exchange) health insurance started November 1st. It ended December 15th. Anyone under 65 could get health care insurance for themselves and their families starting January 1st, … Continue reading →