Politico December 3, 2025
The Government Accountability Office report is solidifying GOP opposition to extending expiring subsidies that help people pay for health insurance.
A federal watchdog dropped what a top House Republican called “a bombshell” Wednesday, revealing how easy it is for fraudsters to extract Obamacare payments by setting up health insurance accounts for people who do not exist.
The Government Accountability Office, the nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress, said it had set up 24 fake accounts during the 2024 and 2025 plan years and that 22 had slipped through. The fake accounts in 2025 cost the government more than $10,000 per month in subsidies.
Republicans have long complained that a Democratic Congress’ move in 2021 to increase subsidies for health insurance bought...
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