Congress Follows up on CalMatters Investigation

Congress follows up on CalMatters investigation

After CalMatters and The Markup published an investigation in April that found that Covered California shared enrollees’ personal data with LinkedIn, Congress is demanding answers.

House lawmakers demand answers from Covered California on sending data to LinkedIn

In summary The lawmakers cite a Markup and CalMatters investigation that first revealed Covered California’s data practices in April. Citing an investigation by The Markup and CalMatters, lawmakers in the House of Representatives are questioning why California’s state health insurance exchange shared sensitive health data with LinkedIn. In a letter sent last week to Jessica Altman, executive director of the state’s exchange, the lawmakers write …