The OIG has issued a consumer alert warning consumers about potential fraud related to enrollment in ACA Health Insurance Marketplaces. Among other things, the OIG cautions individuals about people asking for money to enroll the individual in the Marketplace or "Obamacare"; high-pressure solicitations; or requests for personal information. Likewise, HHS, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission have launched an interagency initiative to prevent and, as necessary, prosecute consumer fraud and privacy violations in the ACA Marketplace.
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