DC Health Link

{{Infobox government agency | agency_name = DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority | logo = DC Health Link Logo.png | formed = 2012 | jurisdiction = Health insurance marketplace for the District of Columbia | chief1_name = Mila Kofman | chief1_position = Executive director | website = [https://dchealthlink.com dchealthlink.com] }}

'''DC Health Link''' is the health insurance marketplace for the District of Columbia, in the United States, created pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. DC Health Link is administered by the District's Health Benefit Exchange Authority.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kff.org/health-reform/state-profile/state-exchange-profiles-district-of-columbia/ |title=State Marketplace Profiles: District of Columbia |date=October 1, 2013 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |publisher=Kaiser Family Foundation}}</ref>

==Overview== As of January 10, 2014, DC Health Link had enrolled 3,646 people in individual or family insurance plans.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2014/01/late-enrollment-surge-congress.html |title=Late enrollment surge, Congress bolsters D.C. Health Link figures |first=Ben |last=Fischer |date=January 10, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |journal=Washington Business Journal}}</ref> The District has had more success than the states' health insurance exchanges in signing up young people.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/26/dc-has-success-enrolling-youths-in-obamacare/ |title=D.C. finding success enrolling key youths in Obamacare |date=January 26, 2014 |first=Tom Jr. |last=Howell |newspaper=The Washington Times |access-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref> Many members of Congress are enrolled in DC Health Link.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/12/09/whats-congress-doing-about-its-own-health-care/ |title=What every member of Congress is doing about his/her healthcare, in 1 chart |first1=Ed |last1=O'Keefe |first2=Sean |last2=Sullivan |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

On March 8, 2023, Congress was warned of a breach of DC Health Link data on the Dark Web. The culprits claim to have the information of 170,000 DC Health Link customers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/congress-data-breach-hack-identity-theft-e4355e9e6756b1487c34c7accd0eb58e |title=Congress members warned of significant health data breach |date=March 8, 2023 |first=Frank |last=Bajak |journal=The Associated Press |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that some of the stolen data had been made available for sale online, and House staff were informed in an internal memo describing the incident as a "significant" data breach that may have exposed the personal information of thousands of individuals.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mandler |first=C. |title=Following a "significant" breach, DC Health Link user data is being sold on the dark web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/data-breach-washington-dc-health-link-user-data-sold-dark-web-congress/ |website=CBS News |date=2023-03-08 |access-date=2026-04-13}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Portal|United States}} *{{Official website|https://dchealthlink.com/}}

Category:Healthcare in Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Category:Government of the District of Columbia Category:2012 establishments in Washington, D.C. District of Columbia