Trump administration removes 189,000 enrollees from Affordable Care Act subsidies
The cuts target deceased and duplicate accounts within a wider fraud crackdown, and officials have given few details on how they were made. Some people have since been restored to coverage.
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What happened
The Trump administration removed 189,000 deceased and duplicate enrollees from Affordable Care Act subsidies as part of its effort to identify fraud, waste and abuse in federal programs. Regulators gave a progress update on Wednesday on rooting out duplicate ACA and Medicaid enrollments. Later figures put the total of cancelled Affordable Care Act enrollments at about 760,000, and some people are being added back.
Why it matters
The cuts are part of a broader crackdown on fraud, waste and abuse in federal programs. The administration has provided few details about how it is canceling the enrollments.
Timeline
- Oct 14, 11:40 AM ET: The Trump administration removed 189,000 deceased and duplicate enrollees from Affordable Care Act subsidies.
- Oct 14, 12:00 PM ET: Regulators offered a progress update on rooting out duplicate Affordable Care Act and Medicaid enrollments.
- Oct 15, 7:06 AM ET: Totals rose to about 760,000 cancelled Affordable Care Act enrollments, and some people were added back as the next stage of the anti-fraud effort got underway.
Coverage
- After booting 760K off ACA health plans, the Trump administration adds some people back (NPR)
- CMS takes aim at duplicative ACA, Medicaid enrollments (fiercehealthcare.com)
- Trump administration boots 189,000 deceased, duplicate enrollees off ACA subsidies (healthcaredive.com)
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