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What Is a Pre-Existing Condition? Today, Jeff Hess, the ACA product specialist at Empower Brokerage, is covering pre-existing conditions because some consumers are confused about what is considered a preexisting condition. Jeff explains some of the factors that categorize a condition as a pre-existing condition. For a comprehensive summary of pre-existing conditions, click here. Definition Pre-existing conditions all run on a basic scale across the board. Anything that has […]

What Is Considered a Pre-Existing Condition?

February 23, 2018 in Health tagged aca / CHIP / family health / health trends by Jadon Sennet

money-affects-your-mental-health — Rise in US Healthcare Spending The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are projecting that the healthcare industry spending in 2018 will increase. On average, the United States spends around $3.2 trillion on healthcare each year. Despite increased spending, the US still has a lower life expectancy and worse health than […]

Rise in US Healthcare Spending

February 21, 2018 in Health tagged aca / global health / health industry changes / healthcare news by Jadon Sennet

The President Trump Administration Releases 2019 American Budget

February 16, 2018 in Health tagged aca / healthcare news / insurance and finances / insurance and government / understanding aca/obamacare by Jadon Sennet

Stop-Gap Passed: What Will the Government Do Next?

February 10, 2018 in Health tagged aca / family health / health industry changes / healthcare news / insurance and government by Jadon Sennet

With many changes in the health industry, it wouldn’t be a surprise if something slipped through the cracks. From technological advances to the changing of the Affordable Care Act, healthcare changes have been prevalent in the news for 2017. ACA Changes Probably the biggest news of the 2017 health market was […]

Major Healthcare Changes in 2017

December 22, 2017 in Health tagged aca / insurance industry changes / understanding aca/obamacare by Jadon Sennet

Today, I’m here with Jeff Hess, Product Specialist at Empower Brokerage, and we’re going over questions for millennials. The younger generations don’t understand the insurance world or how it works. We thought it would be a great idea to clear up a little bit of those confusions. What do all our premiums pay into? Actually, your premiums are paid to the carriers that are insuring you. Basically, you’re paying […]

Healthcare Questions Many Millennials Have

December 8, 2017 in Health tagged aca / Dependents / health insurance basics by Jadon Sennet

Great First Strides Since November 1st, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been opened up for the 2018 Open Enrollment period. The ACA is the health care reform law in America and is often coined as Obamacare. Since opening up for enrollment, the ACA has seen an extraordinary rise in enrollments. […]

Why Is the ACA so Successful in the 2018 OEP?

November 21, 2017 in Health tagged aca / healthcare news / open enrollment period by Jadon Sennet

GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Tax reform’s coming full force as Republicans try again to pass legislation that could possibly end the Affordable Care Act. The first move was made nearly 2 months ago with the Senate Republicans plan for a 1.5 trillion dollar tax cut. Republicans believe with their new tax […]

What Is the Tax Cuts and Job Acts?

November 13, 2017 in Health tagged aca / healthcare news / insurance industry changes by Jadon Sennet

Today, Jeff Hess, products specialist at Empower Brokerage, talks about the renewals that customers might be getting. The questions is how can clients improve their plans and what should they do for this open enrollment? Jeff has the answer! Watch the video below! Options for Open Enrollment as Told by Jeff Hess Well, we got options, which is a good thing. By now, […]