Posted on 02/08/2016 2:18:50 PM PST by Hojczyk
Illegal immigrants and individuals with unclear legal status wrongly benefited from up to $750 million in ObamaCare subsidies and the government is struggling to recoup the money, according to a new Senate report obtained by Fox News.
The report, produced by Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, examined Affordable Care Act tax credits meant to defray the cost of insurance premiums. It found that as of June 2015, the Administration awarded approximately $750 million in tax credits on behalf of individuals who were later determined to be ineligible because they failed to verify their citizenship, status as a national, or legal presence.
The review found the credits went to more than 500,000 people – who are illegal immigrants or whose legal status was unclear due to insufficient records.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed to FoxNews.com on Monday that 471,000 customers with 2015 coverage failed to produce proper documentation on their citizenship or immigration status on time – but stressed that this does not necessarily mean they’re ineligible.
Lack of verification does not mean an individual is ineligible for financial assistance, but only that a Marketplace did not receive sufficient information to verify eligibility in the time period outlined in the law, CMS spokesman Aaron Albright said.
The Senate report also accused the administration of lacking a solid plan to get that money back – and predicted that in the end, the IRS will be unable to fully recoup the funds.
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A prescription a family member of mine takes went from $5 to $216 per month. The reasons given by my work provided insurance (That I pay for) included this phrase:
“To be in compliance with the standards of the Affordable Care Act.”
I also have to wait until February 29th for a piece of paper to arrive in the mail that proves that we have health insurance BEFORE I can do my taxes.
I’m SO glad my Wife was able to take care of her breast cancer LAST year!
Exactly what I was thinking. That figure is probably way too low.
Obama is giving the nation away for to foreign invaders.
I have great insurance but my prescription insurances slacking in areas A few of my prescriptions are cheaper with a coupon from goodrx than with my insurance. Lol
Check the scrip on goodrx.com. A couple of mine are cheaper with their coupon than with my insurance.
While the rest of us scrape by.
....”Illegal immigrants benefited from up to $750M in ObamaCare subsidies”.....
No....WE WORKED JOBS TO PAY OUT OF OUR POCKETS $ 750 Million for illegals to have their health care needs taken care of OVER THAT OF OFTEN TIMES OUR OWN NEEDS.
Affordable for who? They named it that just to be a$$holes about it. What a joke. I want to pass my own law "Politicians Will Be Held Accountable Act", punishable by death.........
Also won’t hear him say ‘we’ll have a dialogue about that’...such weasel words.
These numbers are staggering!
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