WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following press release:
Introduction
Fraud and improper enrollments in the Health Insurance Marketplace(R) harm consumers, burden taxpayers, and undermine the integrity of the Federal Marketplace. CMS has identified a pattern of unauthorized enrollments and suspicious agent and broker activity in the Federal Marketplace. In response, the agency has moved aggressively to address these issues through a three-pronged strategy: preventing fraudulent and improper enrollments upfront; removing existing unauthorized enrollments; and enforcing CMS regulations governing agents and brokers.
CMS has launched coordinated efforts with health insurance companies to iden...