Rosilyn Wells — the Director of Outreach and Enrollment for the Heartland Community Health-care Center (HCHC) – is “the only full-time Affordable Care Act navigator in Lawrence,” according to the Lawrence Journal-World.
Wells works as an “outreach and enrollment assister” for a division within the Department of Health and Human Services called Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). A press release for HRSA says its programs “complement and align with other federal efforts, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-funded Navigator program.” Her work involves enrolling people in the Affordable Care Act and helping them understand their choices, and it entails the same access to sensitive financial and health information as a navigator — leading observers to define “assister” as another name for “navigator.”
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Wells was certified as an Obamacare navigator despite her financial history, which includes a bankruptcy in 2003, a 2007 civil charge from a local check cashing business called Midwest Checkrite for writing a bad check, being more than $1700 behind on her state tax bill, and having an outstanding arrest warrant in nearby Shawnee County. Wells lives and works in Douglass County.
Reached by phone, The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office would not elaborate on the specific charges related to Wells’ arrest warrant.
Navigators are creations of the federal government and they are paid to work closely with consumers — and their personal information — to help them navigate the newly-created Obamacare exchanges.
The Obamacare navigator program has fallen under heavy criticism for its privacy pitfalls, with the House Oversight Committee issuing a report only two weeks ago which warned that navigators would not be properly vetted to protect consumers.
The report pointed out navigators would have access to all sorts of personal data.Read the full story HERE.
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2 comments:
These Navigators appear to have had VERY LITTLE scrutiny in 'any' background checks that were supposed to have taken place. THIS LADY is just the tip of the iceberg.
Do you want folks with that type of background having access to your personal information...Stay tuned, THERE'S OTHERS.
Bosman, yes, it appears background checks are not really happening as a rule. Gasp!
Like I said, how can anyone in their right mind go to these navigators/exchanges and offer up all their personal info??
Yeah, I know it's the law, but good gravy, what are people supposed to do here. This is utter madness.
I can see it now, though. Obama will start blaming all the problems on the big mean nasty insurance companies, and so we just have to go to single payer. Everything will be just fine, then.
-Martha
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