Stephanie S. Smith, licensed Agent

06/13/2026

If you are a veteran, please read this!!!

The VA issued an official warning June 10 about a wave of fraudulent postcards claiming veterans qualify for extra benefits through something called the "Veterans Savings Program." No such program exists. The goal is to get you on the phone so scammers can steal your Social Security number and bank....

05/29/2026

UHC and BayCare have agreed to a new multi-year contract. There will be no interruption in network access.

04/01/2026

Very interesting article that could make huge huge changes in healthcare & the economy.

Curated by Smartbrief. Expanding food is medicine programs across the US could inject $45 billion into state economies, create 316,000 jobs, reduce health care costs by $32.1 billion and prevent 3.5 million hospitalizations annually, according to a 2026 Rockefeller Foundation report. The grea...

01/02/2026

ACA lost subsidies effect.

Enhanced ACA premium tax credits expired Dec. 31, with congressional efforts to extend them stalled and no resolution in sight. The enhanced subsidies, introduced under the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, increased subsidy amounts and expanded marketplace eligibility to households earning more than 4...

10/07/2025

If you have concerns about your Florida Blue Medicare plan, please reach out to me. 727.597.9006
No cost, no pressure, just help.

10/03/2025

Information on the shutdown and effects on Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs.

Core programs will keep running because their funding is built into law. But a popular Medicare benefit has already ended, and local health centers may be at risk unless Congress acts soon.

09/07/2025

08/06/2025

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06/29/2025

Come visit the elder iniative at our booth! Photo booth, too!