In case you are one of many Americans without health insurance and are shopping around, or at least in the market, take caution as there are many scams floating around. An article I found talks about the historical reform giving scam artists a new way to mislead people into giving up personal information.
I find it deeply troubling that the most vulnerable are the elderly, which are normally on a fixed income, to be the easiest targets for such scams. If you have any elderly family, acquaintances, or friends, please be sure to share the following information from kansascity.com about what to watch out for:
Advice from the National Consumers League
•Never buy health insurance advertised as “ObamaCare” or based on a suspicious piece of mail, a flier or an ad.•Never respond to a high pressure — “buy now!” — sales pitch.•Never give a salesman your bank account, credit card or Social Security number.
•Never buy a policy online or over the phone, or without any promises in writing.
•Never buy a policy without verifying whether physicians, hospitals and other providers associated with it are legitimate.
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