Misleading Marketing of Limited Benefit Products Continues as Millions Losing Medicaid Search for New Coverage
A secret shopper study conducted by researchers at Georgetown University suggests that former Medicaid enrollees searching for new health plans on the private market are facing aggressive and misleading marketing of limited benefit products that fail to protect consumers from the steep cost of healthcare. The study conducted in June 2023 indicates that online searches for health insurance led to websites and solicitations from sales representatives promoting limited benefit products, rather than the Affordable Care Act Marketplace.