House Republican committee chairs on Saturday called for an audit of the “alarming levels” of Obamacare enrollment fraud.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri), and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.). It is called Citing the Paragon Health Institute report, the report said the potential for Obamacare enrollment fraud was “alarmingly high,” and called for an investigation by government watchdog agencies such as the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general.
A conservative think tank has released a report stating that up to five million Americans may have mistakenly received insurance subsidies under Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
House Republican leaders argued that “the scale of the problem suggests malicious intent” and called on a watchdog group to conduct a “systematic review of admissions.”
Kaiser Family Foundation Health News (KFF Health News) also recently reported that health care brokers may be misleading customers into signing up for health plans or accidentally making changes to plans without customers’ knowledge or consent.
Some Democrats, including Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, have also requested enforcement information to protect Americans from these brokers.
of The Washington Post report:
The spotlight on potential fraud in the ACA comes as lawmakers continue to wrangle over how to fund the health care law and its programs. Democrats Celebrating the signing of the ACADuring Thursday night’s debate, President Biden touted the fact that more than 40 million Americans have gained insurance coverage through the insurance marketplaces and Medicaid expansion.
Republicans counter that the program’s objectives have been misconstrued and that Democrats have been too generous in providing federal subsidies to private health insurance.
“It’s surprising how little has been done to address these issues,” said Brian Blades, president of Paragon and a former White House health policy adviser to President Trump.
Blais said potential fraud of this magnitude could result in losses of $20 billion in 2024.
Congress has launched an investigation into massive Obamacare enrollment fraud. Paragon It was discovered a few weeks ago. @House Commerce translation: @Justice RepublicanFraud this year is estimated at $20 billion. https://t.co/oq95Ugztej @Carpen Follow
— Brian Blase (@brian_blase) June 29, 2024
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