Equifax hired to verify incomes of health-exchange applicants

Equifax Workforce Solutions has been tapped to verify incomes of people who apply for federal subsidies to buy health insurance, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

The St. Louis-based credit reporting agency, a unit of Equifax Inc., should be able to provide information that's more current than what's available on federal income tax reports, the newspaper said.

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