Articles tagged “Roland W. Burris”
Private insurers get ‘free rein’ without public option, Democrats say
10.09.2009 | By Keith L. Martin
Quarter of U.S. Senate supports government-run health insurance option
05.26.2009 | By Keith L. Martin
Omitting a government-run health insurance program from a Senate reform bill will give private insurers “free rein” to increase premiums and “drive up the cost of federal subsidies,” according to a group of Senate Democrats.
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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.

