Louisiana’s Attorney General, Jeff Landry, is one of 20 attorney generals joining the Texas V Azar lawsuit, which is the latest in a series of lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Former President Obama’s national health care system change. They’re suing the federal government by arguing the...
Do you need health insurance tips? This year's Open Enrollment Period is November 8th to December 15th. That means there are only 45 days to shop for coverage. Compared to years past, this enrollment period is shorter. This shorter period is not the only aspect...
2017 ACA Enrollment It’s the tail end of the year 2016 and Americans have had a lot to get used to over the last couple of months. We lost seminal artist David Bowie, we watched Zika sweep the nation, and now we are experiencing one of...
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...
There seems to be good news for the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA). New research conducted by professors at Harvard's School of Public Health shows evidence that a similar program can help reduce mortality rates. The research, first published by Annals of Internal Medicine journal,...
2014 is an exciting year for health insurance. Four years ago, one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in decades was introduced: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Whether you agree with it or not, some key parts of the new...
Everyone knows about the Affordable Care Act, but most people don’t really know its goals and all that it entails. This act isn’t something that will start all at once—it has actually slowly been put into place since President Barack Obama signed the act on...
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.
