re: 9.2 Million People On Obama Care Are Ineligible! Estimated 32 Billion Dollars Of Fraud

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If only a Republican majority could have repealed this……

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Thank you, Five-Funeral John McCain, the Esteemed Buffoon Senator from Arizona!

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Promises made, promises ke….

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Trump dismantled Obamacare as much as possible. He couldn't just remove it. That would be Congress' job, which they don't have the political spine to do so. SO Trump has removed via EO the mandates.

Paragon study

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Health Institute released a major new research paper, Medicaid Expansion's Growing Improper Enrollment Crisis, by economist Liam Sigaud. The paper finds that nearly half of Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion enrollees likely did not meet eligibility requirements in 2024. It estimates that improper enrollment cost the federal government approximately $33 billion in 2024, as states shift billions of dollars in costs to federal taxpayers.

The report's release coincides with testimony by Paragon President Brian Blase, Ph.D., before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee at a hearing entitled Medicaid: The Reality.

"Medicaid resources are not unlimited," said Blase. "Every dollar spent on someone who is not eligible is a dollar unavailable for children, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities. Paragon's research shows that many states have allowed widespread improper enrollment in Medicaid expansion."

Building on previous Paragon research, Sigaud matches Census Bureau survey data with state enrollment records and estimates that approximately 9.2 million of the 20.2 million Medicaid expansion enrollees in 2024 were likely ineligible. Even under a conservative assumption that every eligible person enrolled, the analysis identifies more than 5 million likely improper enrollees.

"Congress designed Medicaid expansion so Washington pays at least 90 percent of the cost, giving states weak incentives to ensure eligibility is determined accurately," Blase said. "Instead, states have strong incentives to maximize federal reimbursement."

Among the report's principal findings:

Approximately 9.2 million Medicaid expansion enrollees—46 percent of all expansion enrollment—were likely ineligible in 2024.
Improper expansion enrollment imposed an estimated $32.9 billion in federal costs in 2024.
Roughly one-third of improper enrollees appear to have qualified for traditional Medicaid but were instead enrolled in the expansion category, allowing states to receive substantially higher federal reimbursement.
California accounted for an estimated 3.1 million improper expansion enrollees and more than $10 billion in improper federal spending in 2024.
Improper enrollment increased substantially between 2019 and 2024, rising from an estimated 4.9 million to 9.2 million people.
Medicaid's program integrity challenges are not limited to a single state or region: From 2019 to 2024, improper enrollment increased in 31 of the 32 states for which comparable data is available

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I have heard estimates the US would reduce it's budget deficit by $300-400 billion annually if waste, fraud and theft were brought under control and those who were committing fraud/theft were prosecuted

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And you would think the next statement would be “Those are enrolled ineligibly will be immediately removed from the program. Fraud investigations will begin in the coming weeks and many may face fines or imprisonment”.

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Probably because it isn't an actual Fed Dept with these numbers, it's a non profit health policy research org that has a report that uses the words "likely", "estimates", and "potentially"

These guys have potentially broken the story, now it's up the FedGov to actually verify and punish as necessary. Don't hold your breath