Removal of 760,000 people from ACA marketplace could undermine US health system
Summary
The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace due to suspected fraud. Officials are also investigating 420,000 more people and have temporarily stopped new agents from selling ACA plans. Experts worry this could cause some low-income Americans to lose health coverage.Key Facts
- 760,000 people are being removed from the ACA marketplace for alleged fraud.
- An additional 420,000 people are under investigation for possible ACA fraud.
- New agents and brokers selling ACA plans have a six-month pause on enrollments.
- Officials claim many removed enrollees are "phantoms" or people not eligible for ACA.
- Officials say removing these people will save the government $2.2 billion.
- The fraud taskforce also withheld $2.2 billion in Medicaid payments from California and Minnesota for suspected fraud.
- Insurers contacted people suspected of fraud and canceled coverage if there was no response within 30 days.
- Experts warn some legitimately enrolled people might lose coverage due to this process.
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