Celebrating You Small Business Week 9/13-17 For nearly 20 years Jerry S. Pearlstein Insurance has been privileged to serve and support the entrepreneurs, the small business owners who provide goods, services and employment critical to America’s economy. Every year since … Continue reading →
Are you receiving or approved to receive Unemployment Compensation? Is your COBRA payment from the government ending September 30? Have you lost your employer health insurance in the last 60 days? If you’ve experienced any of these events and are … Continue reading →
Why? A class action was brought against Blue Cross stating violation of anti-trust laws. Class Members who submit valid claims may receive a cash payment from the Net Settlement Fund. The Net Settlement Fund is estimated to be approximately $1.9 … Continue reading →
What this means for people without health insurance This is your last chance to get Affordable Care Act (Obamacare, Marketplace, Exchange) health insurance for the rest of 2021 without documentation of a qualifying event. If you wait until August 16th, … Continue reading →
More of us are looking for professional help with mental health and substance abuse issues. Good news! Health insurance will pay to get that help. Before the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) was enacted, mental health coverage was often lacking from … Continue reading →
The government has changed the way they figure Tax Credits (assistance paying premiums) for Affordable Care Act health insurance. They’re reaching out to people who have assistance now and to people who thought they weren’t eligible to tell them about … Continue reading →
WHY? A class action antitrust lawsuit was filed by Plaintiffs alleging that Blue Cross Blue Shield and others violated antitrust laws by entering into an agreement not to compete with each other and to limit competition among themselves in selling … Continue reading →
The Affordable Care Act requires all insurance companies to pay out at least 80% of the money they receive as premiums to pay claims. It’s called the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR). Blue Cross says, “We received a one-time payment from … Continue reading →
Thousands of Americans turn 65 every week. We’re delighted to help hundreds of them get their Medicare health insurance. It’s not easy. Even the most educated have questions about the national health insurance for people 65-and-over called Medicare. To understand … Continue reading →
Police report that gangs and thieves are plotting different ways to get a person (mostly women) to stop their vehicle and get out of the car. Please read the scenarios of dangerous situations they’re seeing and their tips to stay … Continue reading →