Articles tagged “John Tanner”
House committee approves health bill with public plan, tax on wealthy
07.17.2009 | By Keith L. Martin
The House Ways and Means Committee has passed a plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system, including the addition of a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers … 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.

