{"id":26340,"date":"2026-08-03T08:16:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=26340"},"modified":"2026-08-03T08:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:16:48","slug":"kennedy-oz-contend-fraud-crackdown-not-skyrocketing-prices-led-millions-to-leave-obamacare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=26340","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy, Oz Contend Fraud Crackdown, Not Skyrocketing Prices, Led Millions To Leave Obamacare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather than a sharp rise in premiums \u2014 a claim disputed by policy experts that glosses over the reality that many more Americans now find themselves without health insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans fell by nearly 3 million this year to about 19.2 million, following steep premium increases by insurers and the Republican-led Congress\u2019 unwillingness to extend more generous premium subsidies. On average, ACA customers pay $178 a month in premium payments this year, a 58% increase from 2025, according to KFF, while their deductibles \u2014 the amount consumers must pay annually before insurers pick up their share \u2014 have climbed 37% to nearly $3,800 a year. Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health polity news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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