A Los Angeles-based company has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $45 million to settle allegations that it fraudulently represented itself as a broker of government health care plans.

MediaAlpha claimed to broker plans on websites like governmenthealthinsurance.com and affordablecarecalifornia.org, but in reality, they "actually sell consumers nothing," the federal complaint says, as reported by Seamus Hughes' Court Watch.

"Instead, after harvesting consumers’ personal and contact information, Defendants auction it off to telemarketers and other lead generators,” the complaint continues.

“As a result of this misconduct, people who seek medical treatment learn they have no coverage for the care they need,” the federal complaint further explained. “Other consumers learn of the d

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