CBO Report: 2.3 Million Fraudulent Obamacare Enrollees, $185 Billion in Savings
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Chair of the Health Subcommittee on Ways and Means, released the following statement after recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will protect health care coverage for traditional populations while ending billions in subsidies for illegal immigrants and cracking down on fraud:
“The latest CBO analysis confirms what Republicans have been saying all along: Democrats opened the floodgates for waste, fraud and abuse in our federal health programs, even allowing illegal immigrants to receive taxpayer-funded health care. Republicans’ working families tax cut put a stop to these reckless policies and restores accountability to a broken system.
“Our reforms will save taxpayers $185 billion, lower premiums for traditional populations who are properly enrolled in federal programs and ensure these vital programs serve the Americans who truly need them. As Chair of the Health Subcommittee, I’m proud to stand with President Trump in protecting the integrity of our health care system.”
Chairmen of the House Committees on Ways and Means, Budget and Energy and Commerce Jason Smith (R-Mo.), Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) requested CBO provide critical context behind their topline coverage estimates resulting from the health reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. CBO’s latest analysis makes clear that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is not taking coverage away from hardworking Americans but is ending billions in subsidies for illegal immigrants, cracking down on fraud and restoring integrity to health care programs. CBO estimates that the policies in the new law dealing with health insurance marketplace premium tax credit eligibility would reduce those who should not be getting taxpayer subsidies by 2.1 million in 2034.
CBO analysis finds massive Obamacare fraud and confirms Republican-led reforms will protect federal health programs from waste, fraud and abuse and will ensure that these resources are protected for the most vulnerable:
- 2.3 million Obamacare enrollees in 2025 improperly claimed premium tax credits, often by misreporting income to qualify for subsidies for which they were not eligible. CBO analysis confirms that expanded credits under Biden-Harris fueled this abuse at American taxpayers’ expense.
- $185 billion in savings to taxpayers due to Republican reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that reverse Obamacare fraud and protect those truly eligible, according to CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation.
- CBO projects premiums will go down by 0.6 percent, thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – proof that program integrity and accountability put downward pressure on costs.
- Additionally, the new program integrity rules by the Trump Administration will block improper enrollments and prevent as many as 500,000 fraudulent subsidies in a single year, according to CBO.
