Admin To Launch 'Direct Enrollment' Obamacare Pilots In Three States

[mattclearing]

8. That's fair.

It is admittedly a broad comparison.

I'm not sure I would trust someone at the end of a phone over someone I could speak to in person, but that's really not a huge difference; I've correctly trusted people over the phone much more credibly than people I've met in person in the past.

The insurance companies are not to be trusted in any circumstance, and in fact, if they are running this sort of outreach, it's prone to shenanigans in the same way that right-wing voter registration drives and poll-watchers are.

However, if they are required to advise people of their right to shop at healthcare.gov, which should be much more operable by the time these efforts gain steam, it's probably a net positive for the ACA implementation. Maybe not the best option, but another avenue for obtaining coverage.