This week I received a call from a business owner who still does not offer health insurance to his employees. He sees the enormous value in doing so, but was overwhelmed at the thought of group health insurance. He, like many business owners, saw it as complicated, time-consuming and worst Read more…
If you’ve been anywhere near a news headline lately, you’re probably aware that there have been some major changes in the health insurance industry. For those of us buying our own health insurance (individual health insurance), there are many changes that you need to know as you reevaluate your health Read more…
Open Enrollment is the annual time when you can sign up for health insurance coverage or make changes to your plan. For individual health insurance for 2018, the open enrollment period is November 1st – December 15th, 2017 for all Obamacare (ACA) compliant plans. Group health insurance also has annual Read more…
I consider being an advocate of my clients to be an important part of my job. When I see something going on in the insurance industry that is creating an unnecessary burden on people I represent, I work hard to bring awareness to that issue. Recently, I’ve been speaking out Read more…
If you have been following the news recently, you have probably heard that the prices of health insurance are increasing dramatically in Tennessee. Recently, I watched a smiling anchor woman say something to this effect, “Bad news, Tennesseans, if you’re using Healthcare.gov for your health insurance… Rates will be dramatically Read more…
The ongoing redevelopment of Main Street has been fascinating to watch. So what is happening in the stretch from 5th to 10th Street?
This morning Seth Godin explained in few words what I have been trying to tell clients for years about health insurance. Often people hedge their bet against something bad happening; they are willing to spend more to cover the things they imagine might happen. But, this is a huge waste of money if they have a healthy year, sometimes a difference of hundreds of dollars a month.
Open Enrollment ended February 15th for ACA plans (Obamacare). What this means is that right now you can’t sign up for an individual health insurance plan until the next Open Enrollment period, which starts in November for coverage beginning in January. That is, unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.
This article appeared in the March 2015 issue of the East Nashvillian magazine. The ground floor of Christian Paro’s development at 626 Main Street will be the new home of The Family Wash. Freshly laundered and purpose built for Jamie Rubin and company, the space will accommodate a larger crowd as Read more…
A version of this article appeared in the January 2015 issue of the East Nashvillian magazine. Did you hear? Turnip Truck will be building a 12,000 square foot store at 7th and Woodland. Slated to be open in the summer of 2015, the store will quadruple the size of their current Read more…