Thursday, April 10, 2008

Apr 10: Recording of "public service message" from the "national health care association"

"This is a public service message from the national health care association. We have found a health care program for less than seven dollars a day. This complete medical benefits program is provided to you through our association, and coverage is provided by an A rated insurance company, which includes hospitalization coverage, surgical benefits, emergency room benefits, prescription benefits, no copay doctor visits, as well as many other valuable benefits for your family. Plus. People who call by the end of this week receive free term life insurance at no additional cost. Call 1-877-532-7168 to speak to a health care specialist today. We're the only plan that allows septims(?) regardless of preexisting conditions. All with no waiting period. Again, call 1-877-532-7168 to take advantage of this incredible offer today."

I can't tell what "...allows septims regardless..." actually was supposed to be, but that's approximately what it sounded like.

They cite an anonymous "A rated insurance company", which seems pretty fishy. Seven dollars a day is over twenty-five hundred dollars a year. Perhaps the seven dollars is to make it harder to compare to other health plans and twenty-five hundred dollars isn't very good compared to other health plans. That's also a pretty fishy tactic.

It looks like the same phone number is used to advertise for "aggressive sales professionals" at a San Diego call center. So, if you call 1-877-532-7168, how can they tell if you are interested in being scammed by their "medical benefits program", or if you are interested in a humanity-draining call-center job scamming people?

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