About 1,100 South Carolinians reported being victims of illegal health plan swapping last year

Insurance middlemen who switched South Carolinians’ health care plans without telling them accounted for 22% of fraud cases reported to the state Department of Insurance last year, the agency director told legislators Tuesday. Of the 5,000 complaints of fraud reported throughout 2024, 1,100 came from people who signed up for insurance through the online marketplace […]