The U.S. government has published proposed new rules on mental health insurance parity that would prohibit health insurance plans from restricting access to care by limiting benefits and requiring higher patient costs than other treatments.
Drivers, faced with less buying power with their dollar and increases at the gas pump, are trimming their auto insurance coverage, according to a regional insurer.
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.