NAHU Supports Level Medicare Plan Commissions

The National Association of Health Underwriters has weighed in on recent rumblings in Congress about Medicare Advantage plan agent compensation structures.

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, says he believes commission systems that pay more for new business than for maintaining existing policies are encouraging agents to move older consumers into new plans simply to increase commission revenue.

Unnecessary plan changes can disrupt the continuity of care, Baucus contends.