Discussion · Senate
Chuck Grassley Republican
“The White House is working to stop fraud in health care, like signing people up for insurance without their permission. Over 600,000 people have reported this problem. I introduced a bill to help the government catch this kind of fraud. Stopping it will save taxpayers billions of dollars and protect money for people who really need it.”
“Happy news in the fight against fraud: This week, the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud took steps to stop fraud and to prevent bad actors from gaming ObamaCare. The administration is working to stop fraudulent and improper ObamaCare enrollment. Now, just think, over 600,000 consumers attested to unauthorized enrollment or plan switching. This task force has the potential to save billions in taxpayer dollars. This action will ensure resources are only going to those who are eligible and have signed up or authorized their enrollment. Too often, taxpayer money is lost to fraud, waste, and abuse. This not only wastes taxpayer dollars, but it also limits how effectively those dollars could be used to help the most vulnerable: those people that Medicaid and ObamaCare were intended to serve. The administration’s action complements my work in the Senate and the work of Iowa’s Representatives Hinson, Miller-Meeks, Nunn, and Feenstra in the House, accomplished when we passed the 2025 Working Families Tax Cut law. The tax cuts law not only prevented the largest tax increase in American history, but it also established program integrity reforms to stop fraud, waste, and abuse as well as preserve programs like Medicaid and ObamaCare. In the past year, I have come to this floor highlighting how my own oversight along with inspector general audits and Government Accountability Office reports have found taxpayer dollars being wasted on deceased enrollment and providers, enrollees participating in two different State Medicaid Programs and who are dually enrolled in Medicaid and ObamaCare, excess ObamaCare subsidies not being paid back, and consumers being fraudulently enrolled in ObamaCare. The Working Families Tax Cut Act put an end to much of this fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicaid and Obama programs. To bolster these efforts, last month I introduced a bill with the title ``Healthcare Fraud Prevention and Improvement Act.’’ This bill will improve and will invest in the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program. That program was created to combat fraud across Federal health programs. But that program needs improvement. Federal healthcare spending is expected to exceed $24 trillion over the next decade. Through the Working Families Tax Cut Act and by improving the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program, we can crack down on bad actors stealing the taxpayer’s money and really protect resources for the most vulnerable Americans. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Happy news in the fight against fraud: This week, the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud took steps to stop fraud and to prevent bad actors from gaming ObamaCare. The administration is working to stop fraudulent and improper ObamaCare enrollment. Now, just think, over 600,000 consumers attested to unauthorized enrollment or plan switching. This task force has the potential to save billions in taxpayer dollars. This action will ensure resources are only going to those who are eligible and have signed up or authorized their enrollment. Too often, taxpayer money is lost to fraud, waste, and abuse. This not only wastes taxpayer dollars, but it also limits how effectively those dollars could be used to help the most vulnerable: those people that Medicaid and ObamaCare were intended to serve. The administration’s action complements my work in the Senate and the work of Iowa’s Representatives Hinson, Miller-Meeks, Nunn, and Feenstra in the House, accomplished when we passed the 2025 Working Families Tax Cut law. The tax cuts law not only prevented the largest tax increase in American history, but it also established program integrity reforms to stop fraud, waste, and abuse as well as preserve programs like Medicaid and ObamaCare. In the past year, I have come to this floor highlighting how my own oversight along with inspector general audits and Government Accountability Office reports have found taxpayer dollars being wasted on deceased enrollment and providers, enrollees participating in two different State Medicaid Programs and who are dually enrolled in Medicaid and ObamaCare, excess ObamaCare subsidies not being paid back, and consumers being fraudulently enrolled in ObamaCare. The Working Families Tax Cut Act put an end to much of this fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicaid and Obama programs. To bolster these efforts, last month I introduced a bill with the title ``Healthcare Fraud Prevention and Improvement Act.’’ This bill will improve and will invest in the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program. That program was created to combat fraud across Federal health programs. But that program needs improvement. Federal healthcare spending is expected to exceed $24 trillion over the next decade. Through the Working Families Tax Cut Act and by improving the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program, we can crack down on bad actors stealing the taxpayer’s money and really protect resources for the most vulnerable Americans. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.