Health Insurance: ‘Affordable’ For All:
In 2010 when the Affordable Healthcare Act (AKA “Obamacare”) was passed, countless Americans felt this was a gross violation of their Constitutional rights.
The primary argument fueling this position was that Americans were essentially being ‘ordered’ by the U.S. government to purchase a ‘Service’ against their free will (Irregardless of how ‘Great’ the President thinks it is).
However On July 28, 2012, the Legality of the mandate was upheld by the Supreme Court who concluded that the Obamacare mandate was indeed Legal — thus obligating all citizens to comply.
This brings us to the purpose of this post.
As many of you already know, Under Obamacare all Americans are now obligated by Law to attain Health Insurance.
However information has emerged revealing that Health Insurance Providers all over the country are being ‘hacked’ and exploited, thus leaving the personal and private data of its users Exposed.
Health Insurance: Elegantly ‘Hacked’
Earlier this week I received a letter from [Anthem, Inc.] informing me that there was a “Sophisticated Attack” conducted that allowed “Cyber Attackers” to gain [extensive] access to it’s Systems, however because I was out of town — I didn’t see it until Today.
Now for those unfamiliar with the Company, Anthem, Inc (Formerly known as Wellpoint, Inc.) is the biggest for-profit healthcare company in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
According to Anthem:
“On January 29, 2015, Anthem, Inc. (Anthem) discovered that cyber attackers executed a sophisticated attack to gain unauthorized access to Anthem’s IT system and obtained personal information relating to consumers who were or are currently covered by Anthem or other independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans that work with Anthem.”
“Anthem believes that this suspicious activity may have occurred over the course of several weeks beginning early December 2014”
Although the passage is unnecessarily wordy, the gist of what the company is trying to tell its users is that Anthem and it’s associates were hacked. Furthermore that the bandits took off with the sensitive data of it it’s users.
Here is a List of Companies affected:
- Amerigroup (Website)
- Anthem Inc and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (Website)
- Caremore (Website)
- Unicare (Website)
However to give you some context of the damage, lets look at one of the organizations in greater depth — Blue Cross Blue Shield.
According to Wikipedia:
“The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 37 separate United States health insurance organizations and companies, providing health insurance to over 100 million Americans.”
Now when you take into consideration that BCBS alone provides health insurance to over 100 million Americans and that this is only 1 of 4 major companies listed — you realize that this problem is quite serious.
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Calculating the Damage:
“What information was Taken?”
According to the letter I received from Anthem, here is a list of the information that was [most definitely] Compromised:
- Names
- Birthdays
- Social Security Numbers
- Health Insurance IDs
- Home Addresses
- Email Addresses
- Work Info (Salary, location, etc)
The Company also mentioned items that COULD have been taken, but stated that it doesn’t believe the information WAS taken.
Here is a list of POTENTIALLY compromised Items:
- Credit Card Info
- Banking Info
- Medical Info (claims, test results, diagnostic codes)
However as the company explains, no evidence has emerged to suggest that this type of information was stolen. Inversely, no evidence has emerged to suggest that it was NOT.
How Many Americans Impacted?
Now that we know what type of information was compromised, lets try to get a ball-park estimate of roughly how many Americans this will impact.
- Amerigroup = 2.8 Million (Learn More)
- Anthem Inc and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield = 100 Million + (Learn More)
- Caremore = N/A (Learn More)
- Unicare = 30 Million (Learn More)
So when we add up the [available] numbers we can see that this “Sophisticated Attack” could very well have exposed the data of at LEAST 132.8 Million Americans which is a little over 40% of the total U.S. Population (320.5 million).
However this is assuming the following:
- The 4 companies listed were the only ones affected by the Security Breach.
- The Companies are being upfront about the [actual] number of users who’s data has potentially been compromised.
- The company is NOT ‘Spinning’ the story
However as many of you already know, those are some pretty big assumptions.
Healthcare Providers ‘Hacked’? Possible — but Not Probable
What would a lengthy piece such as this be if I didn’t share my thoughts with my readers.
When I learned about this alleged ‘Hack’ of these ‘Big Name’ Healthcare providers, here is the first thing that came to mind:
“How Ironic that this happens not long after all Americans are required by law to get Health Insurance.”
Okay Okay. call me a “Conspiracy Theorist” if you want, But honestly — Think about it.
Under the Affordable Healthcare Act (AKA “Obamacare”) all Americans were ordered to get health Insurance. Furthermore According to HealthCare.gov, the Deadline for all Americans to sign up was February 15, 2015.
So honestly, how ironic is it that this “Sophisticated Attack” would take place just a couple of months before the deadline? Was it strategically aimed at getting the data of as many Americans as possible?
It just doesn’t make any sense.
Hacked: On the first shot?
Breaking into a computer system is like breaking into a house.
If someone leaves a front-door unlocked, or maybe even a window — of course a burglar can get in and steal your stuff.
However If there is one small hole in the wall, A burglar cannot get in without creating a larger hole.
Likewise, when large companies have sensitive data they need to protect, they usually have Security firms working year-round to test the system for vulnerabilities.
Automatically system specialists ‘Lock the Doors’ and ‘put bars on the Windows’.
On top of that, they will often build in security measures that alert them when someone is even TRYING to break into a system.
From there if the attack is a serious threat and not just child’s play, the company can call in a Security firm (or the authorities) to come in and track the source of the cyber assault.
This is Cyber-Security 101.
So my question is, what hackers could get IN and OUT of a system so CLEAN — without cracking a Window or breaking down a door?
The answer is someone who already had the Key.
The only ‘Hackers’ that meet this requirement, belong to the U.S. government.
NSA: Black Ops?
Now it is no secret that the United States government is pretty much entirely controlled by a small group of Globalists who’s end-goal is to suck-up all the world’s wealth and establish a one world government.
But for my readers who are not privy to this knowledge yet,
I can already hear them asking the question:
“Why would the government want to steal our Data when they already have it.
That just doesn’t make any sense.”
Yes, it is true that the government already has most of our private Data.
However, the government knows that WE KNOW they have it.
Therefore should the social-security numbers of every American citizen fall into the hands of nefarious ‘Hackers’ — all eyes would come rushing back to the United States Government. After all, they were the only ones with access to this information.
However, the government cannot allow itself to be hacked because then the American people will lose faith in it (which would cause a very big problem). The government must be perceived as the ‘Good Guy’ at all by the American people or else they will be kicked out and replaced.
So no matter what scenario we play out, If the personal data of American citizens are somehow lost or stolen — The government would be blamed from the get-go (start).
However, If all Americans were ordered to give their personal data to another party (Healthcare Providers), and then THAT party is ‘Hacked’ by an ‘Anonymous’ source — then government would be free from all blame!
The blame would then be shifted to the healthcare providers.
How can hear the Press releases right now:
“We would like to apologize to the American people.
However every Security measure was indeed taken”
New World Order: The ‘Beast’ System
Although this “Sophisticated Attack” against healthcare providers may seem random to some — when you examine it from the ‘New World Order’ perspective, you find that not only does it make sense — but it is actually [diabolically] Genius.
Imagine this 3-step Plan:
- Demand Every citizen get ‘Insured’
- Let everyone’s data be ‘Compromised’
- Let Chaos play its Roll
- Step in with NWO Financial system (RFID Tech)
If this happened, there would be so many citizens with compromised data that “Identity Protection” firms would not be able to handle all of the requests.
This would probably spark so much chaos that the American people will be begging for someone to step in and save the day.
BOOM — that is when the Globalists will step onto the scene and with a ‘Cure’ to everyone’s woes for the incredibly low price of FREE!
In fact, they have already been working and preparing to release this Technology!
Can you see it now?
Imagine a New Financial System that uses RFID technology to verify the identity of every citizen? Crime will be a thing of the past!
If you look beyond the Horizon, surely you will see the “Mark of the Beast” arising.
(Revelation 13:16 KJV) “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:”
(Revelation 13:17 KJV) “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”
RESOURCES:
- AnthemFacts. “How to Access & Sign Up For Identity Theft Repair & Credit Monitoring Services”. Retrieved from https://www.anthemfacts.com/. Retrieved on March 28, 2015.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield.”Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | Supporting the 37 Independent, Locally Operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies | BCBS.com”. Retrieved from http://www.bcbs.com/about-the-association/. Retrieved on March 28, 2015.
- Wikipedia. “Blue Cross Blue Shield Association”. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Blue_Shield_Association. Retrieved on March 28, 2015.
- Amerigroup. “Amerigroup | A Different kind of Health Insurance Company”. Retrieved from http://www.amerigroup.com/. Retrieved on March 28, 2015.
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- CareMore. “CareMore – About CareMore”. Retrieved from http://www.caremore.com/About.aspx. Retrieved on March 28, 2015.
- Unicare. “About Us”. Retrieved from https://www.unicare.com/health-insurance/about-us/unicare-overview. Retrieved on March 28, 2015.
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- ObamacareFacts.com.”Missed deadline for Obamacare”. Retrieved from http://obamacarefacts.com/missed-deadline-obamacare/. Retrieved on March 28, 2015.