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Health insurance agents and brokers played an important role in getting Americans enrolled in coverage, and they will continue to play a role in the federal health insurance marketplace, according to Jeff Grant, acting director of The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testified before a congressional committee Wednesday.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy’s ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon. “The economic recovery remains uneven and far from complete, and the path ahead is highly uncertain,” Powell said.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is a big proponent of expanding Medicare.

Lauren Crawford Shaver, executive director of the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, said she believes it is less likely that an expansion of government-run health care will happen this year, given the focus on pandemic relief in Washington.

Planners spend their days meeting with clients, working on plans, educating themselves, keeping up with responses to calls and emails, marketing, and trying to find moments to gather their thoughts. The to-do list can feel overwhelming and unapproachable. But, it is possible to organize these tasks and take back control of your time.

Planners spend their days meeting with clients, working on plans, educating themselves, keeping up with responses to calls and emails, marketing, and trying to find moments to gather their thoughts. The to-do list can feel overwhelming and unapproachable. But, it is possible to organize these tasks and take back control of your time.

The public option “would destabilize current insurance markets by creating an unlevel playing field,” says Chris Hartmann, NAHU vice president of congressional affairs. “This would have the devastating effect of closing hospitals.”