That Robocall About Obamacare Health Insurance Is Probably a Scam… And Illegal

Written by Christopher Curley November 15, 2018 www.healthline.com With the Affordable Care Act enrollment period now open, health insurance scammers are lighting up the phone lines. The open enrollment period for obtaining health insurance for 2019 through the Affordable Care Act started Nov. 1. But for health insurance scammers, the season’s been in full swing for a while. Nearly half a billion — that’s billion with “b” — health insurance scam robocalls were made in September, according to YouMail’s Robocall Index. In addition, there was a new monthly record for robocalls in October, with 5.1 billion received. Scams made up 42 percent of all robocalls. YouMail’s services include blocking robocalls as part of its automated virtual receptionist software. It’s...