If health reform includes a public health insurance plan whose payments mirrored Medicare payment levels, premiums for comparable private insurance would cost 30% more and siphon off about 32 million … Read →
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As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.

