David Russell, one of Empower Brokerage’s Regional Sales Directors, answers the question, “What is COBRA health insurance?” COBRA stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. What COBRA health insurance does is it gives workers and their families who lose health benefits the right to choose to continue their group […]

What Is COBRA Health Insurance?

All prospective parents hope that their babies are born with the best possible health. It’s no secret that while pregnant, a mother’s lifestyle can have a major impact on the development of the baby. If you are pregnant, you may be asking yourself, “What can I do to improve my […]

Pregnancy: What To Do When You’re Expecting

Since our childhood, we have visited doctors annually whether we were sick or completely healthy. If you have been with your same doctor since childhood, you might have built up a strong relationship over the years. Some like myself change doctors every so many years, but may still have a […]

The Importance of Building a Relationship With Your Doctor

Breaking news! CMS has pushed back the Open Enrollment date. Jeff Hess, the individual health expert, explains why CMS has extended the enrollment deadline for the victims of the recent hurricanes. CMS SEP Extension for Hurricane Victims Due to the events of the recent hurricanes – Maria, Jose, and Harvey […]

CMS Special Enrollment Extension for Hurricane Victims

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Every year, there are a few changes to the ACA marketplace. It’s important to stay on top of these changes so you know what to expect from the upcoming open enrollment. To help you stay informed, Jeff Hess, our in-house ACA expert, explains some of the potential changes in the […]

Changes to Expect for the Upcoming ACA Plan Year 2018

Depression affects approximately 14.8 million American adults. If depression is left untreated, it can affect not only your mental well-being but your physical life as well. It has been researched that with ongoing despair and sorrow you can increase the chance of turning towards drugs or alcohol in order to ease […]

Learn how to Identify Common Symptoms to Prevent Depression

It’s important to check your facts when receiving them online. With so many different opinions floating around the internet, you might get an answer to one of your questions that is completely biased. Jeff Hess, an ACA Product Specialist, who’s been in the health insurance industry for over 20 years, addresses […]

ACA Market Facts and Myths

Every first Monday of October is National Child Health Day. Children are the future of the world. They are the future lawyers, scientist, and policemen. It is important to raise our future leaders in a healthy environment, and so on National Child Health Day, we recognize that all children deserve to be […]

National Child Health Day

Living as a Diabetic Around 29 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose levels are too high. For some people, they have to manage these levels every day for their whole lives. Diabetes has 2 major types: […]

Living a Healthy Life as a Diabetic