The Government Accountability Office found fraud in Obamacare subsidies, including $94 million paid to insurers for deceased people, according to the GOP-led House Ways and Means Committee.
The committee on Wednesday announced the GAO’s findings, which included 58,000 Social Security Numbers receiving advanced premium tax credits that matched Social Security death data. At least 7,000 of those were dead before coverage started.
GAO investigators created fictitious identities with fake or never-issued SSNs, all of which submitted applications that were approved in late 2024, and 18 out of 20 of those that are still receiving subsidized Affordable Care Act coverage this year. Coverage was approved even when no documents were requested or fake documents were submitted, including fake citizenship eligibility documents.
Monthly subsidies paid to health insurers on behalf of these fake identities exceeded $12,300.
In 2023, a single SSN was used on applications for more than 125 insurance policies totaling over 26,000 days of coverage, which is the equivalent of 71 years. Last year, 66,000 SSNs had more than a year’s worth of subsidized coverage.
GAO also found that there were $21 billion in subsidies paid out without evidence of tax reconciliation in 2023.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services received 275,000 complaints from January to August 2024 from Americans who were enrolled in or switched into plans without their consent. GAO found that 160,000 likely unauthorized changes were made by three or more brokers in 2024.
According to the Congressional Budget Office and independent external research organizations, there are millions of people in the ACA marketplaces who may be enrolled improperly, costing taxpayers as much as $27 billion annually in improper payments.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith said in a statement on Wednesday, “While Democrats defend waste, fraud, and abuse, Republicans are taking action to lower health care costs and protect care for all real, living Americans. GAO’s troubling report is the smoking gun that shows how this broken system, shielded by Democrat policies, has led to the federal government shoveling tens of billions of tax dollars to insurance companies through identity fraud and caused health care costs to skyrocket for all Americans.
“While Obamacare fraud is being confirmed by GAO, CMS, CBO and other outside reports, patients are suffering. They face higher health care costs and denied claims or delayed care when their providers struggle to verify which insurance is valid due to these fraud schemes. Rather than simply rubber stamp more bad spending and failed policies, we must take action to prevent further harm.”
Reprinted with permission from Just The News.
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Time to dig deeper and find all the culprits responsible for this fraud including President Obama, Democratic Congress persons at the time, liberal judges and billionaire supporters who got to collect “FREE” money back from the taxpayer for supporting the Democrat party. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!
I imagine some of those dead people are also receiving SS checks! After all, in DIMM places the dead are allowed to vote! Richard Daley’s maxim: “Vote early and often.”
If only the ones responsible could be in “irons’, as we used to call it. All this waste, fraud and abuse, seems to never get brought to our courts. No one explained to the poor citizen that the insurance he/she thought they had, was so inept, Delayed service and denied claims. Insurance companies got paid anyway.
Was this the bill you had to pass to find out what is in it? Thank you Aunt Pelsi and Uncle Obama.
Accountability, and recover the lost money….I would like to see that happen.
So, we caught the INS. Crooks, what is the Government going to do about it. Will they make the pay it back?
I’m SHOCKED…(sarcasm off)
and if you wander why the dems are having a fit about change and trump heres another reson why they want obamacare WOW
What is the point in finding the culprit if he instead of going to prison is on the way to the bank laughing all the way.
Yup. That’s the ‘Murican way. Obama could screw up a 2 car parade.
Why are the these fraudsters always rewarded by keeping the money and nobody goes to jail? Because they know who to share the money with (bribe!)!
Every week we hear of another case of fraud by the Democrats. They need to change their names to Fraud and Theft Party. All of them involve the “not for profit” organizations. They are called that because the public gets none of the profit because the individuals who run them take all of the money!! These radicals are killing our country and our system of law and order. Steve Hilton who is running for governor in CA says the fraud in CA is many times more money stolen that the one just uncovered in Minnesota!! We need a cabinet position that follows what happens to all of the money our government spends instead of throwing out there and not finding out where it actually went!!
Why can these abuses of fraud at this level proceed with no consequences, yet the Republicans continue to be blamed for the healthcare disaster? The answer is to fix this now. Do not extend the tax credits to cover the fraud
First, strategize. Determine the best possible, most judicially honest venue within which to bring federal charges. Then, identify ALL federal judges most likely to adjudicate with a slap on the wrist and wave of the hand while dismissing all charges, publicize the findings and ensure those people never hear another case in the courtroom. Then, create task force charged with doing the due diligence necessary to identify the problems and all the culprits, bring them to justice, then try and, if convicted, disperse them all throughout the incarcerational system to ensure everyone gets in on the action.
Is this nationwide fraud vs MN???
Interesting how insurance groups take money in as if the legitimacy of receiving it is being screened through chicken wire and when a payment claim is made (even for a few hundred dollars) letting go of the money is tighter than a double HEPA filter while they’re stalling and using every means available to not pay. My gosh, what political party or group supports these major ins carriers ?
Enough probably said.
The insurance companies are at fault here and received the money
They need to follow through now and start arresting those that are guilty of these crimes against humanity! And the American taxpayer too…
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