Articles tagged “Mary Feller”
Anthem’s ‘death spiral’ makes consumers cut health coverage, suit says
03.04.2010 | By Keith L. Martin
A new civil suit alleges that Anthem Blue Cross, one of California’s largest health insurers, is using rate hikes to force its policyholders into lower-benefit and higher-deductible health plans, thus violating state law.
See more: Anthem, Barack Obama, CA, Congress, Consumer Watchdog, Donna Freed, health benefits, health reform, HHS, legal, Mary Feller, premiums, Steve Poizner, WellPoint
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.

