Washington, June 30 -- Congressman Glenn Grothman issued the following press release:
Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) introduced the Marketplace Fraud Accountability (MFA) Act, legislation requiring the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement multifactor authentication for enrollees in federal health care programs governed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better protect Americans' personal information and reduce fraud.
"Fraudsters are constantly looking for ways to exploit weak security systems, and the federal government shouldn't make it easy for them," said Grothman. "Multifactor authentication has become a standard security measure for everything from banking to email to fast food apps becau...