Trump Officials Cut 760,000 Enrollees from ACA, Claiming Fraud
Vice President JD Vance and administration officials on Tuesday announced that they are removing about 760,000 enrollees from Affordable Care Act coverage, saying that they were fraudulently enrolled in the government health program.
Vice President Mike Pence and administration officials announced on Tuesday that they are removing nearly 760,000 enrollees from Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage, alleging fraudulent enrollments. During a press briefing at the White House, Pence stated that additional verification would be conducted on approximately 419,000 people suspected of fraudulent enrollment.
The administration also plans to suspend brokers found to have wrongly signed up enrollees for ACA coverage. These actions are expected to save $2.2 billion in federal spending, according to the White House anti-fraud task force led by Vice President Pence. The task force is working with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to carry out the crackdown.
Authorities identified the fraudulent enrollees based on their lack of healthcare usage and other factors, concluding that many were fictitious. A six-month moratorium has been imposed on new insurance brokers selling ACA plans. The Wall Street Journal first reported the administration's plans to remove ACA enrollees and suspend some insurance brokers.
Enrollment in ACA health plans offered through the exchanges was around 19 million in June, but has declined by over 1 million since President Donald Trump took office and is projected to fall further this year.
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