More warnings regarding potential Obamacare fraud

    Although we posted on this issue before, this cannot be overstated - because Obamacare is so new and because there are serious issues with the websites and portals that are used to sign up for Obamacare, the potential for fraud is tremendous.

    Please be VERY careful before giving out ANY personal information to third parties.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/10/24/beware-insurance-pitches-disguised-as-obamacare/

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Obamacare and Fraud VII

This will be the final post on the initial issues with Obamacare.

     As can be seen, there is really nothing new here.  Fraudsters use a variety of scams which have been around for many years and these scams are simply adapted to a new program.  The real issue with Obamacare, however, is that as of this writing, there are very few hard answers available.  This program is so large and so new that it seems everyone is getting in on the act. 

    The only answer is that only information from verifiable Federal Government sources is accurate.  Even if it means waiting for such an answer (especially now since, as of this writing, the Federal Government is shut down), it is worth waiting for such an answer. 

     Such is the reality of the world.

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Obamacare and Fraud VI

One of the issues with Obamacare is the use of an official website to find state and federal exchanges which will be used to help implement these programs.

      From the information provided by the Government, the only reliable portal to find official state and federal exchanges is HealthCare.gov.  Any other website is not an official website and no personal information should ever be transmitted over such websites.

    This is nothing new.  The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) which handles all immigration to the United States has only one official website, but this does not stop fraudsters from setting up fake websites to get information from people.

   

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Obamacare and Fraud V

Seniors are especially vulnerable to fraud related to Obamacare.

     Consumer protection advocates worry that fraudsters will falsely tell seniors that they need to renew their Medicare coverage or sign up for new exchanges in an effort to get seniors to divulge critical personal applications on application forms.  This is a concern as a great many seniors in the United States are already signed up for various forms of Federal Government assistance and so it might appear rational to a senior that a "representative" from the Government needs a person to fill out additional information for the new Obamacare programs.

     The same warnings always apply - never give out information that is being asked of you from an unsolicited source.  Federal Government representatives will already have your social security information, date of birth and other important personal information.  They will not have to ask for it.

     Although the verdict is still out on just how Obamacare will work, it is clear that there has not been a vehicle like Obamacare in some time that can be used by fraudsters to steal social security information and other personal information.

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Obamacare and Fraud IV

OK - there is already a fraud going around based on Obamacare, although it is nothing more than a variation on a theme and has been around for many years.

     The victim will get a call from someone purporting to be from the Federal Government and state that insurance cards under the Affordable Care Act (a/k/a Obamacare) will be mailed out.  However, before these cards can be mailed out, the person needs to give over some personal information to "verify" who they are, namely their social security numbers, dates of birth, bank account, etc.

    Once again, the same old self-defense applies here.  Do not give out personal information to people who are contacting you unsolicited.  The representatives of the Federal Government do not randomly cold-call people - it is the other way around.  You have to call an agent of the Government to contact them.

 

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Obamacare and Fraud III

     OK - let's start to examine how fraud can occur with the Obamacare program and what can be done to avoid being caught up in such fraud.

      It is important to remember that NO Federal agency will call you and offer you services for a fee or call and ask for vital information (social security number, date of birth, personal ID information, bank account information, etc.). If anything, a Federal agency will already have this information with them and will ask you to verify this information before they help you.  And by "verify," I mean that they will tell you to verify the correct information they already have.  They will not be "fishing" for such information.

    Therefore, if you get a call from someone purporting to be from the Federal Government who wants to "help" you with Obamacare, it is most likely a scam.

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Obamacare and Fraud II

As I begin to write this thread, I am confronted by the problems that many people experience when writing about Obamacare - the program is so new and so untested that there is virtually no blueprint about what to expect or how to enact the programs.  This blog is apolitical and I am not trying to make any type of statement one way or the other.  However, it is clear that implementation of Obamacare policies and what is expected of providers, Federal workers charged with implementing the program and individuals attempting to sign up for the program that there are a great deal of questions and answers are not always available.

    Confusing situations such as this one, therefore, especially confusing situations on a nationwide scale are almost tailor-made for fraudsters.  Fraudsters can take advantage of confusing situations and this most certainly qualifies.  There are already reports of fraudsters taking advantage of the confusion. 

   Therefore, the next series of posts will simply reiterate some of the basic information on how not to get "scammed" by fraudsters in general.  Such information should apply to even a large program such as Obamacare.

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Obamacare and Fraud I

We will spend the next series of posts discussing fraud and the Affordable Care Act, more popularly known as Obamacare, after President Barack Obama, who spearheaded the effort to bring this bill into law.

      For my foreign readers - I notice many people are from countries with socialized medicine.  We do not have such a system in the United States and it is widely feared by many people that "Obamacare" is the first step to such a system in the United States.  It is not the purposes of this blog to discuss the pros and cons of socialized medicine.  However, as seen from the recent shutdown of the Federal Government is indicative as to just how controversial this issue is in the United States.

    However, like any large government programs, there are opportunities for fraud to occur.  Unfortunately, even though the programs are just getting started, there are already examples of fraud.

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