A while back I discussed the Universal Health Card and discount health plans in general. Today, the Providence Journal published a front page article about scam discount health cards (including the Universal Health Card).
The combination of rising health insurance costs and the increased attention to health insurance reform has created a perfect atmosphere for scam discount health plans to proliferate. While some discount plans are legitimate, many others are not. A number of states, including Texas, New York, California, and Connecticut require discount health plans to be licensed or registered. Thirty-plus states currently regulate discount plans in some fashion. Rhode Island does not. Should Rhode Island consider regulating discount health plans?
Monday, June 29, 2009
Discount Health Plans/Discount Health Cards
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