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Fraudsters are duping homeless people into signing up for ACA plans they can’t afford

On Miami’s NW 17th Street, people who are homeless say, strangers have offered them cash to sign up for zero-premium health insurance for which they do not qualify through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. But having private insurance, use of which often requires paying out-of-pocket costs that many homeless people cannot afford, disqualifies them from free or low-cost hospital charity care and county programs. (Daniel Chang/KFF Health News/TNS)
On Miami’s NW 17th Street, people who are homeless say, strangers have offered them cash to sign up for zero-premium health insurance for which they do not qualify through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. But having private insurance, use of which often requires paying out-of-pocket costs that many homeless people cannot afford, disqualifies them from free or low-cost hospital charity care and county programs. (Daniel Chang/KFF Health News/TNS)
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