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Trump administration cancels ACA coverage for 760,000, citing fraud

CMS said it is taking action to combat alleged fraud in the Affordable Care Act program. One expert told Healio the move could further strain the nation's healthcare system.

Trump administration cancels ACA coverage for 760,000, citing fraud

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CMS said it is taking action to combat alleged fraud in the Affordable Care Act program.

One expert told Healio the move could further strain the nation's healthcare system.

"We are announcing $2.2 billion in American taxpayer money that we're saving by doing this amazing common sense and what should have been an obvious thing:

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CMS said it is taking action to combat alleged fraud in the Affordable Care Act program. One expert told Healio the move could further strain the nation's healthcare system. "We are announcing $2.2 billion in American taxpayer money that we're saving by doing this amazing common sense and what should have been an obvious thing:

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In a press conference Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance and CMS administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced CMS is canceling 315,000 "unauthorized enrollments," removing coverage for more than 760,000 people believed to be fraudulently enrolled in the ACA.

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