Janet Trautwein: Post Mid-Term Election Congressional Update

Business of Health with Mike Martens

Janet Trautwein is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals and President of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals Foundation in Washington, D.C. Janet is a highly saught-after speaker who focuses on health insurance markets, the uninsured, risk pooling, and tax issues.

Health insurance is impacted dramatically by state and federal policy. Janet watches elections very closely as they can sway compliance, rules, and taxes.

Janet explains the importance of watching governor's races and committee chairs. These elections matter far more that even federal elections. They discuss the impacts and possibility of capping the employer tax exclusion, telemedicine, and workforce improvement.

In this episode, Janet and Mike discuss the recent mid-term congressional elections. What policies could agents and brokers face in the coming years as a result?

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Three Takeaways

1. Pay attention to what is happening at your state level
2. Know and communicate with you state and federal legislators
3. Changes to Medicare and Medicaid trickle down to the commercial markets.

Resources

Email Janet: [e-mail]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-stokes-trautwein-72670b4

Contact Mike Martens: linkedin.com/in/firststaffbenefits

Contact Mike through email: [e-mail]

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“Everytime someone mentioned they might try to do something bipartisan, it’s complete heresy to people. They get a lot of really hard pushback.”