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I've obviously been following this almost on a weekly basis and from the myriad of articles and publications I've read it's an overwhelming success so far: Herdt: Ante up for health reform : Columnists : Ventura County Star
Face it, when a 37 year old male can purchase a $2,000 deductible guaranteed issue plan for $109 a month then something is working.
I'm for this as a national model. It keeps private companies in the loop, addresses affordability by offering levels of assistance based on income, still allows employers to offer group coverage and individuals are guaranteed issue.
I'd love to see this expand nationally. Would we be out of work? In the individual market - tough to say. Probably not. We'd see commissions around 5% however we'd be doing 1/10th the work. No health history, no underwriting, no nothing really. Take our clients to the website, choose, pay, issued in 10 seconds.
Face it, when a 37 year old male can purchase a $2,000 deductible guaranteed issue plan for $109 a month then something is working.
I'm for this as a national model. It keeps private companies in the loop, addresses affordability by offering levels of assistance based on income, still allows employers to offer group coverage and individuals are guaranteed issue.
I'd love to see this expand nationally. Would we be out of work? In the individual market - tough to say. Probably not. We'd see commissions around 5% however we'd be doing 1/10th the work. No health history, no underwriting, no nothing really. Take our clients to the website, choose, pay, issued in 10 seconds.