Articles tagged “Ray Rapp”
North Carolina legislators seek inquiry into Blue’s anti-reform lobbying
11.26.2009 | By Keith L. Martin
Twenty North Carolina lawmakers are asking the state’s insurance department and attorney general to investigate lobbying by BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina against federal health reform efforts.
See more: Alice Underhill, Alma Adams, Angela Bryant, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Deborah Ross, Edith Warren, Ellie Kinnaird, Garland Pierce, Grier Martin, health reform, Katie Dorsett, Kay Hagan, Larry Bell, Larry Womble, Lew Borman, lobbying, Marian McLawhorn, Marvin Lucas, NC, Paul Luebke, Pricey Harrison, Ray Rapp, Rick Glazier, Roy Cooper, Stan Bingham, Susan Fisher, Verla Insko, Wayne Goodwin
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.

