COMPANIES SELLING SCAM INSURANCE COVERAGE.

U.S. regulators are cracking down on the growing number of companies that fraudulently sell so-called medical discount plans by telling consumers they work like health insurance and cover medical costs.

The Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it is working with 24 states to crack down on sellers of medical discount plans that market them as health insurance that covers doctors, hospitals and other services.

Such scams have increased in the wake of the health care reform law passed in March, said David Vladeck, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. The law aims to expand coverage to tens of millions of uninsured and requires people to have health coverage starting in 2014.


The Obama administration is trying to prevent companies from taking advantage of consumers in the wake of the health reform passage, including warning traditional insurers not to use the law as an opportunity to push through big rate increases. .

RUSH LIMBAUGH, THE GREAT MANIPULATOR

Rush really does have his act together. He has it down pat. He can take a topic that you have strong views on, and after he puts his spin on it, you will accept his version. That's why he is a master at what he does.

I think it was a disgrace for him to state that he wanted to debate the President of America on his show. When I saw him at the recent CPAC meeting, he was jumping up and down just like he was ready to go into the WWF ring for a bout.

A journalist on the BBC stated that American politics reminded him of the WWF.I used to listen to Limbaugh every day at work until his Oxycontin saga. Then I lost interest.