Feds shut down Hollywood-based ‘sham’ health insurance marketer
Named as defendants in the restraining order, asset freeze, preliminary injunction and appointment of a receiver are
The restraining order also authorizes the seizure of more than
Simple Health Plans and its affiliates preyed on Americans "in search of health insurance, selling these consumers worthless plans that left tens of thousands of people uninsured," the
Federal authorities served the order on Wednesday temporarily shutting down the companies. The companies have 14 days to tell a
According to the
Consumers reported paying as much as
The companies have been the subject of numerous complaints in recent years, both to federal and state authorities. In
The alert stated that
In emails to
"I paid my premiums on time but now that I need them to pay some medical bills they refused," wrote
"This outfit pretends to sell health insurance, but it's all a con," wrote
In addition to
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