HHS Contemplating New Regulations for Auto-renewals

[cadylou]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/u...-at-consumer-inertia.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0

Just saw this. Looks like they're going to further complicate things for consumers . . . . .

 

[JosephDeacon]

If these things happen it will be the death knell for agents. It's simply unworkable. Too short of a time period. It's difficult enough now.

Time to get behind your lobbying groups (NAHU, NAIFA, HAFA, etc) or call your Congressperson/Senator.

Providing telephonic services in 150 languages? That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.

 

[G.Gordon]

..... a choice of defaults for future years: to stay in the same plan, or switch to a cheaper one in the same category if theirs gets too pricey

What the hell could be wrong with that?

1. They are defaulted to a plan that doesn't cover one of their costly meds.
2. They lose more of their provider access. In the KC metro that would be Humana PPOx that limits them to ONE hospital network.
3. What is the definition of "too pricey"?
4.