Hey there, Mietra Caboli is an audio producer and she has won awards for her journalism,

so she is skeptical for a living.

Just recently, she started looking for health insurance after a few years on an employer's

plan.

For the first time in a while, she logged into healthcare.gov.

And it's been really difficult.

I forgot what this is like.

And she thought she'd see if she could get a direct quote somewhere else.

I already have Sigma and so I thought I was on Sigma's website.

You know, I was like putting information to get a quote and I had to put in like my phone

number and the next thing I know I'm getting a phone call.

Just one?

Well actually, my phone's been re-off the hook for several days now.

But this first call, she took it.

The person on the other end was offering her a really good plan.

Actually, maybe a little too good to be true.

That was like red flag number one where I was like, no fucking way.

Except in the moment, remember, she basically thought she was getting a call from Sigma.

You let that question just sit for a while and she listened to the pitch.

It was basically something like $300 a month, which is less than half of what I'm paying

right now.

No deductible, unheard of.

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