N.Y. Accuses Religious Health Cost-Sharing Group of Misleading Consumers

N.Y. Accuses Religious Health Cost-Sharing Group of Misleading Consumers

Regulators say a major group is misrepresenting cost-sharing plans, saddling people with unpaid medical bills.New York State filed civil charges against Trinity Healthshare and Aliera, a for-profit company that markets the Christian group's plans.Credit...Abc13 Houston, via Youtube By Reed AbelsonNew York State accused a major Christian group on Tuesday of deceiving customers by illegally offering health insurance to as many as 40,000 residents since 2016.The state filed civil charges against Trinity Healthshare, the Christian group, and Aliera, a for-profit company that markets the plans.The state insurance regulators' complaint included a list of charges, which said Trinity and Aliera “aggressively marketed and sold their products to consumers in the health insurance marketplace, preying on people who were uninsured and deceiving consumers into paying hundreds of dollars per month for what they