This very short blog post in the Wall Street Journal asks the big question; wouldn’t it be great if someone in the new Administration actually paid attention to it?
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See more: Congress, government, Health Insurance, health plans, Senate, senator, Tom Harkin, wall street journalLast week, New York Gov. David Paterson passed over state attorney general Andrew Cuomo, naming Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the Senate vacancy of now Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. … 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.

