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Lawmakers are not experts on healthcare, so it is incumbent on brokers to help educate them, says Ed Oleksiak, VP at Holmes Murphy and former legislative council chair at NAHU.
“New Jersey represents the last vestiges of the old-boy machine politics," says former state Sen. Barbara Buono.
With more than a half-dozen proposals for healthcare reform on the table, advisers plan to keep clients on a need-to-know basis.
Confusion around healthcare gives advisers the chance to step up and serve, those in the industry say.
Brokers view Rep. Tom Price’s medical qualifications as a boon for the office that will reshape health reform, but worry about tax treatment of benefits.
In many states, just one-tenth of brokers are involved with state and national politics, leaving the heavy lifting to a small group who enjoy the time-consuming and challenging work. But, they agree, the rest of the agent community should get involved.