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Con Men Prey on Confusion Over Health Care Act |
2013-11-11 |
[NY Times] With millions of Americans frustrated and bewildered by the trouble-prone federal website for health insurance, con men and unscrupulous marketers are seizing their chance. State and federal authorities report a rising number of consumer complaints, ranging from deceptive sales practices to identity theft, linked to the Affordable Care Act. Madeleine Mirzayans was fooled when a man posing as a government official knocked on her door. Barbara Miller and Maevis Ethan were pitched by telemarketers who claimed to work for Medicaid. And Buford Price was almost caught by another trap: websites that look official but are actually bait set by fly-by-night insurance operators. Some level of fraud or abuse is predictable with any big government program, and administration officials expected a few bad actors to emerge. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.; Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services; Edith Ramirez, the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission; and other officials met at the White House in September to discuss possible pitfalls. |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 Unexpectedly, no doubt. And no, that is NOT sarcasm! |
Posted by: Bobby 2013-11-11 13:54 |
#6 Heh, morning news segment 2 was how to sign up to Obamacare (pencil and paper), segment 3 was about how some people may be brain wired to unflenchingly believe everything they are told. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-11-11 12:55 |
#5 "Con men?" Considering who the Secretary of HHS is, I'd say that's a sexist term. |
Posted by: Pappy 2013-11-11 12:37 |
#4 Just scavengers around Obama's kill. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-11-11 12:09 |
#3 Attorney General Eric HHolder Jr.; Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services; Edith Ramirez, the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission; and other officials met at the White House in September to discuss possible pitfalls. . Those ARE the con men |
Posted by: Frank G 2013-11-11 08:33 |
#2 The biggist scam is the [non]Affordable Care Act itself. I'm sure they will jump right on this - the government hates competition. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-11-11 00:51 |
#1 It's a cluster already, why not scammers, No Not the Giverment. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-11-11 00:24 |