My mom loves me. She just made the effort -- in this day of instant communication via Facebook, email, and telephones -- to snail-mail me a page she tore out of the August 19, 2013, issue of Time Magazine (linked here, subscription required). The article raises the alert that scammers and less-than-ethical insurance providers are primed to take advantage of the confusion wrought by the impending launch of health care exchanges beginning October 1.
Given some of the comments and responses I received after my first post on this topic last week (My Health Insurance Journey Begins), I wouldn't be surprised to find that many otherwise intelligent people are confused and prime bait for the scammers.
That's why I'm going below the fold to set some things straight...
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