The Trump administration said Wednesday it is ending Affordable Care Act subsidies for about 189,000 people identified as having duplicate government coverage or as deceased.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said CMS found 2026 marketplace enrollees who also had Medicare, Medicaid or CHIP, plus deceased people still on subsidy lists. Officials estimate the move will save taxpayers roughly $738 million this year.
Consumer advocates warned that some legitimate dual situations can be temporary and urged careful notices so people are not dropped by mistake during open enrollment season.
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