by Jonah Ravel B.A., F.Pl., CFP® (Canada), CFP® (US) | Oct 11, 2022 | Health Coverage & Insurance
Canadians moving to the U.S. who don’t have access to an employer-provided group healthcare plan or who aren’t immediately eligible for U.S. Medicare typically purchase individual private U.S. healthcare plans via the federally regulated health insurance marketplace...
by Jonah Ravel B.A., F.Pl., CFP® (Canada), CFP® (US) | Apr 18, 2022 | Health Coverage & Insurance, Retirement Planning
A Success Story: Reversal of Medicare Late Enrollment Penalites Setting the Stage – Medicare Late Enrollment Penalties Americans who don’t enroll in Medicare Part B when they are first eligible at age 65 typically face onerous late enrollment penalties (barring...
by Jonah Ravel B.A., F.Pl., CFP® (Canada), CFP® (US) | Oct 18, 2021 | Health Coverage & Insurance, News
Obamacare Survives Latest Repeal Attempt This past June, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often referred to as “Obamacare,” survived a third Republican repeal attempt as the US Supreme Court upheld the landmark 2010 law in an unambiguous 7-2 decision. In response,...
by Jonah Ravel B.A., F.Pl., CFP® (Canada), CFP® (US) | Nov 2, 2020 | Health Coverage & Insurance, News
The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, and by extension the entire healthcare landscape in the U.S., is anybody’s guess at this point with the U.S. election day almost upon us. The recent death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September and her...
by Jonah Ravel B.A., F.Pl., CFP® (Canada), CFP® (US) | Apr 24, 2020 | Health Coverage & Insurance, News
Many Canadian and U.S. companies have employees who travel regularly across the border to carry out their job functions in the other country. Ensuring that employees have sufficient healthcare coverage at all times is critical. At the best of times, group travel...
by Jonah Ravel B.A., F.Pl., CFP® (Canada), CFP® (US) | Oct 15, 2019 | Article, Health Coverage & Insurance, News
We are pleased to announce that Jonah Ravel has recently contributed an article for Advisor’s Edge, which was published on August 9, 2019. His article titled “U.S. Healthcare Options for Canadians” serves as an in-depth introduction into the private healthcare system...
