Every year, people pay upwards of thousands in premium payments for a health insurance plan in case of a medical emergency, though some payers hardly ever need the medical care. With the increased focus on healthcare, there can be some apprehension over whether the money...
High prescription drug prices have been a challenge for people all across the country. In response, the use of discount prescription drug coupons has surged. They offer relief from steep drug prices, but at what cost? Lately, these coupons have faced tremendous amounts of criticism....
The demise of AmCare Health Plans of Louisiana, Inc. began in 2002 when investigators discovered the company was undercapitalized. Investigators determined that AmCare did not have enough funds to sustain normal business operations and pay its creditors. The dissolution of the health management organization was...
Just Married! December is the most popular month to get engaged. Not surprisingly, the most popular days to get engaged are Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The proposal rate in December is 16%! If you are one of the lucky lovebirds that got engaged this engagement...
Employers are fighting a never-ending battle to comply with evolving federal requirements and deadlines and faced with an increasing threat of audits. It’s a lot to manage and penalties for non-compliance are costly. We’re here to offer a solution to insure you stay up to...
As you may know, Medicaid is expanding in Louisiana on July 1, 2016, impacting an estimated 400,000 people. Knowing how this will affect you and your family could be extremely important. There is currently no system in place to automatically cancel or adjust coverage to those...
Obamacare has been a controversial piece of legislation since it was enacted six years ago by President Barack Obama. As we have written previously, there is trouble brewing for the current legislation. The gutting of the “risk corridors” provision by the Republican Congress means that Obamacare...
October 8, 2015 - President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1624, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act of 2015 (“PACE Act”). The PACE Act makes relatively minor changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), as well as the Public Health Service...
There are so many health insurance coverage options and companies to choose from for getting health insurance - from the Healthcare Marketplace, your employers, or private individual insurance packages. But why is it important to have health insurance and why should you even consider getting...
Haven’t signed up for health coverage for 2015? If you’re considering buying insurance through the HealthCare.gov exchanges, your time is running out. February 15 is your last chance to enroll or make changes for this year’s coverage, and that date is coming up really soon....
Melinda began her insurance career in 1985 with Alexander & Alexander where she received her Property & Casualty and Life & Health license. Since then she has worked at various agencies in the New Orleans area and in California as a senior account manager for Employee Benefit Plans. While in California, she was also the Membership Director for the Burbank Chamber of Commerce. Melinda joined the AWS team in July of 2015.
Graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a B.A. in Insurance Risk Management and is a graduate of Archbishop Rummel High School in New Orleans. He joined AWS in October of 2008 and has been awarded the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Certification (PPACA). Additionally, he is working towards his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Registered Health Underwriter (RHU), and Registered Employee Benefits Consultant (REBC) designations. He is also a member of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU), National Association of Insurance Financial Advisors (NAIFA), and is an active member of the Fore!Kids foundation.
