A new House panel report slammed the navigator program, calling the bulk of Obamacare's helpers untrustworthy, rule violators and fraud enablers, while saying they're putting consumers and their personal information at risk.

Navigators have been misleading enrollees, Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said, and haven't done enough to keep secure consumers' health information, Social Security numbers, annual income and other sensitive tax data.

Worse yet, navigators have violated HHS rules and procedures, and even encouraged applicants to commit tax fraud, the committee said Monday.

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