Nearly three million Americans are either enrolled in Medicaid in multiple states or are simultaneously enrolled in both Medicaid and a subsidized Obamacare exchange insurance plan, according to new analysis from the Health and Human Services Department.
Eliminating these overlapping enrollments would save an estimated $14 billion annually, according to a press release from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
“HHS staff uncovered millions of Americans who were illegally or improperly enrolled in Medicaid and [Affordable Care Act] plans,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Under the Trump Administration, we will no longer tolerate waste, fraud, and abuse at the expense of our most vulnerable citizens.”
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President Donald Trump and his Cabinet officials have said that rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse is a
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