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Featuring: Scott Fitzgerald, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 5

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Chairman Fitzgerald Opening Statement - Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Obamacare Subsidy Fraud

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

Whenever a person is enrolled or switches their plan, the health insurance company receives a subsidy and the broker receives a kickback from the health insurance company. GAO found that in 2023 there were over 7,000 instances of an already deceased person enrolling in a subsidized health insurance plan. The GAO has also found in 2023 there were over 19,000 instances of a dead person's Social Security number being used to enroll a living person in a subsidized health insurance. (03:13–03:23)

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Asserts that GAO found over 7,000 cases of deceased persons enrolling in subsidized plans in 2023.

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