The Trump administration is purging nearly 760,000 individuals from the Affordable Care Act marketplace under fraud allegations, while also investigating an additional 420,000 suspected cases. Officials announced a six-month freeze on new agents and brokers selling ACA policies, raising concerns that low-income Americans may lose access to subsidized healthcare. Experts warn the move could further destabilize federally supported insurance programs amid ongoing policy shifts. The latest actions follow broader efforts to scale back protections under the healthcare law.
The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act marketplaceReader Q&A: who’s spending big on the US midterms? Our reporters take your questionsThe Trump administration is removing 760,000 people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace on allegations of fraud, officials said on Tuesday – adding to previous efforts to chip away at federally subsidized insurance programs and likely causing some of the lowest-income Americans to forego healthcare, experts said.The US government is also investigating about 420,000 people whom they suspect of fraud, and they are putting a six-month enrollment moratorium on new agents and brokers selling Obamacare policies, officials said at a press conference. Continue reading...
