White House Fraud Task Force Set to Remove 760,000 Obamacare Enrollees, Saving Estimated $2.2 Billion
Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force is preparing to cancel subsidy payments for approximately 760,000 Affordable Care Act exchange enrollments deemed unauthorized or fraudulent, according to the Wall Street Journal. The action is projected to save an estimated $2.2 billion in federal funds. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz is expected to join Vance in announcing the move.
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The planned removal of 760,000 ACA exchange enrollees would represent the largest single enforcement action by the White House fraud task force, which President Donald Trump established by executive order in March. The task force's mandate is to identify and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in federal entitlement programs.
According to the Washington Examiner, the enforcement action primarily targets two groups: people who are unaware they are enrolled in the program, and those who are ineligible for subsidized coverage because their income exceeds 400% of the federal poverty level — roughly $62,000 per year for a single person. The Examiner reported that its reporters sought comment from the vice president's office and CMS but had not received a response at time of publication.
ACA exchange enrollment more than doubled during the Biden administration, growing from approximately 10 million to 22 million enrollees by 2024. The Examiner attributed much of that growth to pandemic-era legislation that expanded premium subsidies regardless of income, including $0-premium plans at certain income levels. Those enhanced subsidies expired at the end of 2025.