After Public Push, CMS Curbs Health Insurance Agents’ Access to Consumer SSNs

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News)

Until last week, the system that is used to enroll people in federal Affordable Care Act insurance plans inadvertently allowed access by insurance brokers to consumers’ full Social Security numbers, information brokers don’t need.

That raised concerns about the potential for misuse. Continue reading here…

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