Tuesday, December 29, 2015

"This is a whole new provision related to the termination ...


[by HHS] of agents [operating on HealthCare.gov]. It is unwarranted, unjustified and unnecessary. At first glance, it seems that this [provision] is a good thing because it protects consumers. But when you read through the details, it is alarming. We don't defend any agents who might attempt to defraud customers...but the language used here is likely unconstitutional [because it lacks due process]. The words on the page matter."

— Wes Bissett, vice president of state government affairs at the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, commenting to AIS's Inside Health Insurance Exchanges on an HHS proposal released Nov. 20, under which brokers and agents could be barred from HealthCare.gov for 90 days if HHS suspects fraud or abuse.

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