pointed out earlier this year, Navigators can provide assistance to people who don't have coverage by collecting three basic pieces of information: the number of people in the family, income information and sources of available coverage, such as employment.

"So what keeps Navigators from stealing your private information and your identity?" McClanahan wrote. "The requirements are the same as HIPAA, and for those who have ever accessed the health care system and needed information, you will realize the rules are very stringent. Section 1411 sets the fine for improper use and disclosure of information at $25,000. And identity theft is a federal crime regardless of where the thief obtained the information."

While Black has demanded background checks for the Navigators, she told MSNBC in January that closing background check loopholes for gun sales would be a "knee-jerk reaction" to last December's mass killing of 20 elementary school children in Connecticut.

"I think we need to talk about mental illness, about the breakdown of the family, about violence, about holding people who use guns in violent actions accountable," she insisted to MSNBC host Chris Jansing. "I will not erode our Second Amendment Rights."