Edward Markey

It's a no-brainer.Let the Internet gang help the government enroll the estimated 18 million low-income uninsured for health coverage in the new state health exchanges under the health-reform law, and explain to the uninsured what these exchanges are all about.  The Internet enrollment would be free -- no cost to consumers or taxpayers. The Internet enrollers instead would get paid commissions from the insurers, plus abide by state and federal privacy laws.Trouble is, the federal government is ignoring this cost-free idea, despite sanctioning it more than a year ago, and despite the ringing endorsement of Democrat and Republican governors, as well Democrat Congressmen and Senators.It's no small irony that Internet enrollers are being stonewalled by the federal government, while at the same time the federal government issues press releases about very costly new "navigators" that all 50 states now must hire by the tens of thousands to explain the new exchanges to consumers, and also enrol...

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