Trump Administration Cuts ACA Enrollments

The Trump administration said it is canceling about 315,000 Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollments affecting roughly 760,000 people. Officials said the accounts were unauthorized or fraudulent, and CMS and HHS paused new Obamacare broker and agent activity for six months. The crackdown follows alleged broker-driven abuse after ACA enrollment climbed from about 10 million before Covid to more than 22 million during and after the pandemic. Vice President JD Vance said the move would save taxpayers about $2.2 billion. The administration said removals protect taxpayers and the program, while critics warned eligible people could lose coverage. More than 419,000 other enrollments now face added verification.