Misleading marketing of supplemental health plans exposed by Georgetown study

By Allison Bell

News August 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM

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Some health policy watchers dislike the idea of private health insurance.
Actuaries worry that competition from gap-filler products will destabilize the major medical market.
Secret shoppers found that marketers of individual gap-filler products often use misleading tactics.and

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