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The Obamacare Loophole Health Telemarketers Love

   

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Hi, it’s Zach in New York. On Monday, I wrote about a new kind of skimpy health plan that some customers are calling a rip-off. More on that in a moment, but first …

There’s a new kind of health plan being sold by telemarketers these days. More than 100,000 US households have been enrolled already. Here’s what’s new about these plans: When you sign up for coverage, you’re also being signed up as an “employee” of the company behind the plan.