With a congressional investigation already targeting their health insurance marketing, the AARP is now confronting by a federal class action lawsuit. In a suit filed earlier this month, James and Allison Halpern claim AARP used misleading marketing tactics when they purchased its Medical Advantage Plan in March 2008. Citing marketing materials that describe it as a “primary insurance plan,” the couple decided to drop their previous coverage and move forward with just AARP’s plan.
Then Allison discovered she had breast cancer. The Halperns learned their new health insurance wouldn’t cover the cost of a crucial surgery—as it only provided limited coverage, something the advertising materials didn’t address. Lured in by promises of affordable health insurance, the Halperns allege AARP’s marketing was misleading and deceptive. They’re not the only ones: in conjunction with United Healthcare, AARP suspended sales of the health plan earlier this year after Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) opened the congressional investigation into their marketing tactics.
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