KENTUCKY PRESS NEWS SERVICE
Gov. Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway are warning
consumers to protect themselves from fraud and to be vigilant of scams
claiming to be associated with Kentucky’s rollout of the Affordable Care
Act.
If Kentuckians have any questions or concerns, they should contact the
AG’s Office of Consumer Protection or staff of the state’s health
benefit exchange call center.
On Oct. 1, thousands of Kentuckians without health insurance began
seeking information and shopping for insurance coverage using kynect,
Kentucky’s health benefit marketplace created to provide simple,
one-stop shopping for individuals and small businesses to purchase
health insurance.
Unfortunately, scammers have seen this as an opportunity to try to
collect consumers’ personal information or to make false claims.
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which oversees kynect, has
been notified by consumers of suspicious websites that call consumers
after they register information on the sites.
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating the websites. On Monday,
it sent civil investigative subpoenas and cease and desist orders to the
operators of two websites.
