HEALTHEXEC.COM – A former TV comedy writer is operating a telemarketing group for low-value medical insurance, selling plans on a marketplace that exploits a complicated loophole in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that allows companies to “hire” members for fake jobs, effectively making them eligible for coverage that does not meet the standards of the law.
The company, Quick Health, is still operating, despite an ongoing federal investigation into its practices.
The story is told in an exposé from Bloomberg, that details how Joe Strohmenger, a self-employed contractor from Rocky Point, New York, and his wife were signed up for medical coverage that later failed to pay claims.
According to the couple, a salesperson from Quick Health promised coverage for essential services, including treatment for Strohmenger’s ongoing battle with a brain tumor.
However, after paying $8,734 for a year of coverage, Joe and his wife Sarah discovered the plan was a “junk” policy with minimal benefits …
