Protects people from health insurance enrollment fraud by agents and brokers.
This bill would protect people from health insurance enrollment fraud by agents and brokers. It would create new penalties for agents and brokers who provide false information and set up a verification process for enrollments. This aims to make sure people are not signed up for plans without their consent.
Today, there are general penalties for providing incorrect information during health plan enrollments, but no specific civil or criminal penalties for agents and brokers who commit fraud. This bill would create specific civil penalties of $10,000 to $200,000 per person and potential prison time for agents and brokers involved in fraudulent enrollments. It would also establish a new verification process for agent-assisted enrollments and introduce new rules for marketing organizations, aiming to prevent unauthorized sign-ups.
S 976 · 119th Congress · March 12, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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