Frontiers of free enterprise

The New York Times reports that federal officials have already uncovered people marketing fraudulent versions of the drug discount cards approved under the Medicare deform law passed some weeks ago. (Previous posts about the law: One from November 24 and these three posts from December 1.)

In some parts of the country, people have gone door to door offering "Medicare approved" cards, though none have been approved and enrollment does not begin until May, federal health officials said. ...

Valeria Allen, an insurance specialist at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said, "Someone is fraudulently impersonating or misrepresenting Medicare by telephone and by door-to-door visits to beneficiaries' homes, to discuss the Medicare discount drug program and to obtain personal identifying information from beneficiaries."

Seems to me these are just entrepreneurs whose activities are entirely in keeping with the spirit that drove the legislation in the first place. By the way: Have you told AARP you're not renewing (or joining) yet?