Unscrupulous insurance agents pushed an estimated 1,000 older, unknowing Mississippians into Medicare plans over the past year.
And state and federal government officials are doing little to stop the unauthorized switches as the problem persists.
For $250 to $500 per person, agents are switching Mississippians 65 and older to Medicare Advantage plans, changing the available doctors, prescriptions and payments.
“They just don’t have a bit of shame,” said Pearl resident Danny Waggoner, whose mother was switched twice from her preferred Medicare plan. “They’re just vultures.”
