Trump Admin Says It Uncovered $10 Billion Obamacare Fraud Scheme

According to the report, several different forms of abuse contributed to the alleged fraud.

Officials say some applicants intentionally understated their income to qualify for larger taxpayer-funded subsidies.

Others allegedly received premium assistance despite failing to meet eligibility requirements.

Investigators also identified what they describe as “phantom enrollments,” in which insurance brokers allegedly enrolled people in Obamacare plans without their knowledge to collect federal commissions.

The report argues that reduced verification requirements made those practices significantly easier to carry out.

Since taking office, the Trump administration says it has restored stricter income verification requirements, ended several special enrollment periods, increased screening for duplicate Medicaid enrollment, and launched investigations into brokers suspected of creating phantom policies.