Vance task force to remove 760,000 from Obamacare over fraud allegations
Trump administration prepares largest enforcement action yet, citing unauthorized enrollments and ineligible beneficiaries.
What to know
- Trump administration is removing 760,000 Obamacare enrollees deemed fraudulent or unauthorized, projected to save $2.2 billion.
- The action targets people earning above 400% of federal poverty level (~$62,000/year) and those unaware of their enrollment.
- This is the largest enforcement action since the anti-fraud task force was created in March; administration also terminating ~470 insurance brokers.
- A June HHS report found nearly half of 2021-2024 Obamacare enrollments suspected as improper, with 2.6 million still in the program.
“A report from the Department of Health and Human Services in June estimated that nearly half of enrollment in Obamacare exchange plans from 2021 to 2024 is suspected to be improper, fraudulent, or phantom.”
Washington Examiner · Washington Examiner ↗
JD Vance Vice President
Mehmet Oz Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator
Donald Trump President
How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlespostscomments
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Administration plans to terminate 470 insurance brokers and impose moratorium
As part of the same enforcement action, administration officials plan to cut off licenses for hundreds of insurance brokers and agents, terminating nearly 470 agents in addition to 66 already eliminated, and issuing a nationwide moratorium on new brokers.
“The enforcement action primarily targets people who are unaware that they are in the program or are ineligible for subsidized care because they earn above 400% of the federal poverty level.”
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first by MS NOW, 1d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer, Fortune, WBAL-TV, MedPage Today, PennLive, NPR +13
6 more headlines
- Trump officials cut 760,000 enrollees from ACA, claiming fraud Philadelphia Inquirer · 1d ago
- Trump admin says it will save $2.2 billion by kicking off 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims Fortune · 1d ago
- White House to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims WBAL-TV · 1d ago
- Trump Administration to Remove 760,000 ACA Enrollees, Claiming Fraud MedPage Today · 1d ago
- Trump administration to remove 760K Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims PennLive · 1d ago
- Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims NPR · 23h ago
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first by The Daily Wire, 1d ago · also Washington Examiner, CNN, KEYT-TV, ZeroHedge, Daily Wire
3 more headlines
- White House fraud task force poised to remove 760,000 Obamacare enrollees Washington Examiner · 1d ago
- White House fraud task force will remove more than 760,000 Obamacare enrollees, some of whom may not exist CNN · 1d ago
- White House Cancels Coverage For 750,000 ACA Enrollees, Citing Fraud ZeroHedge · 1d ago
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The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday it canceled 315,000 Obamacare health plans covering about 760,000 people last month, citing unverified citizenship or immigration documentation and suspected improper enrollments. 🧵
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Taking away people’s healthcare: bad. Taking it away before an election: politically stupid. Thinking that saying “FRAUD” will fool people: something you only do if your brain is totally Fox-addled. IOW, a perfect encapsulation of Team Trump. https://www. washingtonpost.com/politics/20…
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You could see how a smarter group of people could do the same thing and just delay it to inflict the most political damage. As in, don't announce it and do it after the Dems sweep up this mid-term election. After the Dems are seated, kick the people off ACA (without some huge announcement saying you're doing it), then blame it on failures of the…
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Vance and Oz prepare to announce removal of 760,000 Obamacare enrollees
Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force, working with CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, prepares to cancel subsidy payments for approximately 760,000 enrollments deemed unauthorized or fraudulent, saving an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds.
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first by American Greatness, 1d ago · also Reuters, CNBC, Independent UK, UPI, Time, NYT Health +4
9 more headlines
- Trump administration halts Obamacare enrollment for over 760,000 people, claiming fraud Reuters · 1d ago
- Trump administration removes around 760,000 Obamacare enrollments, alleging fraud CNBC · 1d ago
- Trump administration boots 760K Americans off Obamacare and blames fraud Independent UK · 1d ago
- Trump administration cancels insurance for 760,000, alleging fraud UPI · 1d ago
- Trump Administration to Cancel Obamacare Coverage for 760,000 Enrollees Over Alleged Fraud Time · 1d ago
- Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud NYT Health · 1d ago
- Trump administration drops 760,000 Americans from ACA coverage, citing fraud NPR Health · 20h ago
- Trump administration canceled Obamacare coverage for 760,000 people, citing fraud Quartz · 15h ago
- Cleaning Up ObamaCare Fraud WSJ Opinion · 7h ago
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first by Wall Street Journal, 1d ago · also WSJ, The Hill
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background
HHS report flags nearly half of 2021-2024 Obamacare enrollments as improper — A Department of Health and Human Services report estimated that nearly half of Obamacare exchange plan enrollments from 2021 to 2024 are suspected to be improper, fraudulent, or phantom, with 2.6 million improper and phantom enrollees still in the program.
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background
Trump creates anti-fraud task force via executive order — President Donald Trump established the anti-fraud task force through executive order, initiating the administration's push against waste, fraud, and abuse in entitlement programs.
Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet
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first by Bloomberg, 1d ago · also NBC News, Bloomberg Politics
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first by Mercury News, 11h ago · also Mother Jones
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- JD Vance Is Coming For Your Obamacare Mother Jones · 9h ago
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first by The Washington Post, 1d ago · also Washington Post
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2 outlets JD Vance announces 750K Obamacare enrollees booted for suspected fraud, 450K more under review
first by NY Post, 1d ago · also New York Post
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What people are saying 21 voices from 3 sites · best of 35 · verbatim
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White House ousts 760K from ACA, claiming fraud What happened The Trump administration on Tuesday said it had kicked 760,000 enrollees off the Affordable Care Act… # UnitedStates # US # USA # america # geopolitics # Politics # unitedstatesofamerica # UnitedStatesPolitics # USPolitics # usapolitics
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Trump Removes 760,000 People From The Affordable Care Act Claiming – Without Evidence – They Were “Fraudulently” Enrolled | The Godless Liberal Trump Removes 760,000 People From The Affordable Care Act Claiming – Without Evidence – They Were "Fraudulently" Enrolled | The Godless Liberal — Read on…
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Allowing the poor to just die off is kinda in the plan of The Heritage Foundation as a way to improve the economy.
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The Trump administration is halting enrollment in Obamacare health plans for more than 760,000 enrollees it believes were fraudulently signed up, Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday https://www. reuters.com/legal/government/u s-says-it-canceled-315000-obamacare-policies-last-month-2026-09-22/
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They are getting closer the ending Obamacare. If they do - they’ll regret it. Medicare for all is the only other option.
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Truly bizarre behavior to indiscriminately kick hundreds of thousands of people off their healthcare 6 weeks before a big election.
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Death panel. Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/poli tics/aca-obamacare-vance-fraud.html?smid=tw-share
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Trump🤡 officials announced cuts to ACA rolls due to alleged fraud. @washingtonpost.com Today: Vice President JD Vance said the Trump🤡administration is removing 760,000 people from Affordable Care Act coverage.
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Genius move from # JDVance - take healthcare from 750,000 just before an election. 😂😂😂 /s # ThisIsAmericaNow Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/22/health/ aca-obamacare-vance-fraud.html
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And then it becomes clear at once. MAHA = no healthcare at all, bring back all avoidable infectious diseases Trump administration halts Obamacare enrollment for over 760,000 people, claiming fraud https://www. reuters.com/legal/government/u s-says-it-canceled-315000-obamacare-policies-last-month-2026-09-22/
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What the hell? those people are just paying for insurance with 3rd party insurance companies - the government doesn't have anything to do with that
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No mention of the DOJ going after the companies that signed up people who did not qualify? Must be to busy covering up the Epstein files.
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Vice President JD Vance and administration officials on Tuesday announced that they are removing about 760,000 enrollees from Affordable Care Act coverage, saying that they were fraudulently enrolled in the government health program. Speaking at a White House press briefing, Vance said that officials would perform “additional verification” on…
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Total BS The # Trump admin has ejected more than 750,000 enrollees from the # AffordableCareAct [ # ACA # ObamaCare ] # HealthInsurance marketplaces, # JDVance announced Tuesday, claiming that many were receiving premium subsidies they did not qualify for & that some were not even real people. # Republicans # Congress # healthcare # law # policy #…
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Seriously doubtful that any of what they say is true. They just terminated based on surnames that seemed Spanish.
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How did they discover all of these people? I can’t help being skeptical. Given all of the American citizens the government has murdered over the past year, it’s hard to believe they know who’s who! Specifically thinking of the behavior of ICE agents.
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Millions died last time trump was President, massive debt was created and the US Money supply exploded causing massive inflation. Republicans and the Media blamed everything on Democrats No reason to think the same thing won't happen again
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Don't worry it won't hit until just after the election so people will blame Democrats, like always...
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Thanks republicans. I hope most of the people cancelled were your constituants.
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such as a social security number. The plans, created by Democratic President Barack Obama's signature Affordable Care Act, offer subsidies based on income. Republican President Donald Trump sought unsuccessfully in his first term to overturn the law and (cont.)
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The move, disclosed in rule-making documents published in the US Federal Register, comes as the agency says it will bar some 569 brokers who it says "submitted statistically implausible rates of plan year 2026 applications" that did not include applicant information, (cont.)