Agents Hate PPACA, Support Reform

Although a total of 52% of the participating agents say they oppose PPACA altogether or oppose it in its current form, only 28% say they believe no health insurance market reforms are needed.

Most agents say they are facing big drops in commissions, and they say the drops are due in large part to the new PPACA minimum medical loss ratio requirements now being imposed on health insurers.

Half of the agents say 70% or more of the individual major medical carriers they work with are cutting commissions, and 60% say typical individual major medical commissions have decreased by more than 10%.

About 30% say their sales of individual health insurance have decreased somewhat or substantially in the past 12 months. Fewer than one-third have seen an increase in individual health sales.

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