# Trump removes 760,000 from ACA over fraud claims

> The administration says it's purging ineligible enrollees, but critics question the evidence and methods.
- Title: Trump removes 760,000 from ACA over fraud claims · MS NOW
- Summary: The administration says it's purging ineligible enrollees, but critics question the evidence and methods. The Trump administration removed 760,000 people…
- Keywords: trump administration, affordable care act, aca, jd vance, mehmet oz, health insurance, enrollment removal, fraud claims, artificial intelligence, healthcare coverage, news, world
- Source: MS NOW — https://ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/aca-enrollees-fraud-obamacare-vance-oz-task-force
- Author: Steve Benen
- Published: 2026-09-22T19:11:46+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trump administration, affordable care act, aca, jd vance, mehmet oz, health insurance, enrollment removal, fraud claims, artificial intelligence, healthcare coverage, news, world
## Trump removes 760,000 ACA enrollees
Vice President JD Vance announced the administration is removing about 760,000 people from Affordable Care Act coverage, claiming they were fraudulently enrolled.

> We're actually making sure that the people receiving Obamacare subsidies are actually entitled to receive them.
## Mix of ineligible and fake enrollees
Vance said the 760,000 included people who didn't meet eligibility requirements and people who didn't exist. Another 440,000 are under review.
## Detection method raises questions
Mehmet Oz said the purge targeted people who never filed a claim or filled a prescription, assuming real enrollees use their coverage.
## AI model used in fraud detection
Administration officials relied partly on an artificial intelligence model to identify ineligible ACA enrollees, despite a poor track record with AI on health matters.
## Critics call it a smokescreen
Brad Woodhouse of Protect Our Care said the task force won't help families afford coverage and is a distraction from the administration's goal of making coverage harder to obtain.

> Families need coverage they can afford and count on when they get sick.
## Key takeaway

The Trump administration removed 760,000 people from ACA coverage citing fraud, but the reliability of their fraud detection methods, including AI models, remains uncertain.