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← Vance's Fraud Task Force Cancels Obamacare Coverage for More Than 760,000 People It Calls "Phantoms" — the Vice President Says "This Is Not About Cutting Off Anybody From Their Benefits," Dr. Oz Says "We're Not Paying Insurance for Nonexistent Ghosts," and Chuck Schumer Says the Administration's Answer to Rising Costs Is to "Kick Hundreds of Thousands More People Off Their Health Insurance"
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JD Vance
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Vice President of the United States (OH)
Sep 22, 2026
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We're actually making sure that the people receiving Obamacare subsidies are actually entitled to receive them. Amazingly, we weren't doing that before. … This is not about cutting off anybody from their benefits. It's about cutting off fraudsters from stealing from these programs. … We had a system in this country that rewarded brokers, that made people rich for enrolling fake people in programs that are meant to ensure that our fellow citizens have health care. This was a scandal.

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Vance's Fraud Task Force Cancels Obamacare Coverage for More Than 760,000 People It Calls "Phantoms" — the Vice President Says "This Is Not About Cutting Off Anybody From Their Benefits," Dr. Oz Says "We're Not Paying Insurance for Nonexistent Ghosts," and Chuck Schumer Says the Administration's Answer to Rising Costs Is to "Kick Hundreds of Thousands More People Off Their Health Insurance" →

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