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858-748-4244AHCO Maternity Card Provider Being Sued
By Patrick George
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The Texas attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit accusing an Austin company of selling fraudulent discount health card plans to pregnant women, the office announced Monday.
The lawsuit claims that Austin-based AHCO Direct, also known as Affordable HealthCare Options, and its owners, Brian McDonald and Aaron Bouren, sold fake discount cards to uninsured pregnant women that promised to cover up to 60 percent of maternity-related costs.
The two are accused of multiple violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Abbott said in a statement.
The cards were marketed to uninsured pregnant women via Google ads, the lawsuit said.
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I would like to know if there is a class action suit going on. I was also taken in by these people that claim that they are doing right by the pregnant women and pretty much I was told the same thing. I was sent to collection over a bill that they claim they sent out an “estimate of savings” to the provider. I would love to see that they get what they deserve. I filed a report with the BBB, but was told that I would have to put out another $70.00 for arbitration services. I have all the comments and so forth that were sent via the BBB from AHCO. This is a huge scam and I am very angry. I live in California and had no idea that when I became pregnant and scared because of the cost of having to take care of myself and the baby during pregnancy and then birth would be astronomical. I was taken in by these people by being told by a representative that she had used the service and it had saved her so much money and that she was so pleased with the whole thing. This is horrible that they take advantage of women in a scary place and then can’t back up what they tell you originally.
Comment by Dianne Myers — June 28, 2008 @ 11:14 am