health exchange

Sep 21, 2013 10:36 AM

Some are criticizing rule that requires health exchange volunteers to pay for a background check. The volunteers are used to help people understand the new marketplace, going into effect on October 1. Advocates say a 75-dollar fee for state licensing and 39-dollars for a background check is “scaring” people away. The state’s insurance commissioner’s office is defending the rule, saying it’s important for volunteers to demonstrate some sort of expertise on insurance issues before helping out vulnerable consumers. Training through the insurance commissioner’s office is free to qualifying individuals, otherwise volunteers pay an additional 150-dollars for online training. A spokesperson for the insurance commissioner’s office says over 500 people have taken the free training, about 100 have gone on to take the exam and become certified.

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