Comments on: ADVISORY ON DECEPTIVE MARKETING OF HEALTH PLANS from Attorney General Martha Coakley http://commonhealth.wbur.org/guest-contributors/2007/12/advisory-on-deceptive-marketing-of-health-plans-from-attorney-general-martha-coakley/ CommonHealth Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:33:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ann http://commonhealth.wbur.org/guest-contributors/2007/12/advisory-on-deceptive-marketing-of-health-plans-from-attorney-general-martha-coakley/comment-page-1/#comment-5618 Ann Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:21:54 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/weblogs/commonhealth/?p=316#comment-5618 "if the low cost of a health plan seems too good to be true, it probably is. Look beyond low premium costs and add up how much you will have to pay out of pocket because of deductibles, co-payments, or limits on coverage. High out of pocket costs can quickly wipe out the savings the low premiums." Sounds like this is a pretty accurate description of the lowest premium plans approved by the Connector. And the same conclusion applies. “if the low cost of a health plan seems too good to be true, it probably is. Look beyond low premium costs and add up how much you will have to pay out of pocket because of deductibles, co-payments, or limits on coverage. High out of pocket costs can quickly wipe out the savings the low premiums.”

Sounds like this is a pretty accurate description of the lowest premium plans approved by the Connector.

And the same conclusion applies.

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