US says it canceled 315,000 Obamacare policies last month
XLV•CMS says it canceled 315,000 Obamacare policies
Sept. 22 (Reuters) - The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday it had canceled 315,000 Obamacare health plans covering about 760,000 people last month, citing unverified citizenship or immigration documentation and suspected improper enrollments.
The move, disclosed in rule making documents published in the US Federal Register, comes as the agency says it will bar some 569 brokers who it says "submitted statistically implausible rates of plan year 2026 applications" that did not include applicant information, such as a Social Security Number.
The plans, created by Democratic President Barack Obama's signature Affordable Care Act, offer subsidies based on income. Republican President Donald Trump sought unsuccessfully in his first term to overturn the law and has proposed changes that would make the plans less comprehensive.
