Democrats Propose To Fight Health Care Fraud -- And To Protect Obamacare Subsidies
Source: Huff Post
Mar 12, 2025, 03:44 PM EDT
A senior Democratic senator is leading an effort to pass legislation designed to cut down on a particular kind of health care fraud — and, in the process, to shore up the Affordable Care Act.
On Wednesday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced a bill to stop brokers who sell “Obamacare” insurance from engaging in a series of deceptive of fraudulent practices, like luring customers with misleading advertisements or enrolling people in plans without their full consent.
When that happens, people can discover they are on the hook for higher out-of-pocket costs than they expected, or that they have more limited access to providers and drugs. In some cases, people end up owing back taxes because they unwittingly got financial assistance the federal government makes available based on income — and for which they were not eligible.
The legislation would impose new civil and criminal penalties for such broker behavior, require new auditing procedures and take other steps that go beyond anti-fraud measures the federal government has taken already. Wyden’s bill has nine co-sponsors, all of them Democrats. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) have introduced a companion version in the House.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aca-enrollment-fraud-wyden-trump_n_67d1cb5fe4b00defe49878df
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