Trump admin cracks down on estimated $10 billion in Obamacare fraud, boots millions from rolls
Federal data show 19.2 million people were enrolled in ACA marketplace plans in February, after subsidies expired and fraud checks tightened.
- On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services released data showing ACA marketplace enrollment fell to 19.2 million as of February, a decline of more than 5 million since President Donald Trump's second term began.
- Enrollment declined significantly after enhanced ACA subsidies lapsed at year's end, prompting average premium payments to surge 58% and pricing many Americans out of coverage.
- HHS officials identified over 1 million enrollees without Social Security numbers on file, revealing brokers had created 'phantom' accounts to collect commissions by placing people into free plans unknowingly.
- Leslie Dach, chair of the advocacy group Protect Our Care, said the lapse of subsidies alongside budget cuts signed by President Donald Trump forced families to ration medications and skip medical care.
- Analysts warn that around 16 million people could lose health coverage by 2034 under the Trump-GOP law, while the administration continues enforcing the 'Big Beautiful Bill' to curb marketplace fraud.
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A Million Ghosts on Obamacare's Tab
When Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress on September 9, 2009, he had a direct response for critics who warned that his proposed health care overhaul would extend benefits to people who had no legal right to them. “There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants,” he said from the House chamber. “This, too, is false. The reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.” Fr…
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About 3 million fewer people are enrolled under ACA compared to last year: Report
The healthcare.gov website on a laptop arranged in Norfolk, Virginia, Nov. 1, 2025. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Millions of Americans have dropped health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to new data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The report, which was published on Friday, showed that about 19.2 million people were enrolled under the ACA in the first two mo…
Kennedy, Oz Warn More Than 1 Million Obamacare Enrollees Lack Social Security Numbers
HHS officials say the missing identifiers raise serious fraud concerns across the federal health care marketplace. by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – More than 1 million people enrolled in Obamacare plans do not have Social Security numbers on file, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced alongside Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, warning that…
'Republicans Created This Crisis on Purpose': Federal Data Shows ACA Enrollment Plunging
"This coverage collapse was a choice that Congress made. As a result, millions more will end up uninsured, living sicker, dying younger, and being one emergency away from financial ruin."
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