On the recordMay 16, 2019
I wanted to make one more important point. I have heard so much misinformation today from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who have denigrated our navigators. They say agents and brokers can do the job of helping to sign up our neighbors for health insurance. Boy, that is not the case. Yes, agents and brokers are important, but we heard expert testimony in our committee that the navigators provide independent, trusted advice. They are our community-based folks at community health centers and groups like the American Cancer Society, who I mentioned, that understand how important it is. A lot of the agents and brokers send their customers over to navigators to sign up because the agents and brokers are not interested in going over to folks who rely on Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
