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The Real Reason Obamacare Enrollment Is Down Is Thanks To Trump’s Fraud Crackdown

Eliminating the 1.5 million fraudulent people who enrolled in 2025 means that coverage numbers may have actually increased.

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To hear the Left’s rhetoric during last fall’s government shutdown, one would have thought that the December 31 expiration of enhanced Obamacare subsidies came one step away from Armageddon. Shockingly, the predictions of disaster haven’t materialized.

Before Easter, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final report regarding the 2026 open enrollment period. The CMS data show marginal differences in coverage numbers, but no dramatic changes, illustrating the wisdom of Congress allowing the enhanced subsidies to expire as scheduled.

Overall, CMS reported that 23.1 million enrollees selected Exchange plans during the open enrollment period, or were automatically re-enrolled in coverage. That represents a slight reduction of 1.2 million enrollees compared to last year, but an increase of 6.7 million compared to 2023 under the Biden Administration.

More to the point: The release accompanying the report noted that during 2025, CMS........

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