# Vance Task Force Targets 750K Obamacare Fraud Cases

> Vance’s task force aims to remove 750,000 allegedly fraudulent Obamacare enrollments by preventing $2.2 billion in fraud.
- Title: Vance Task Force Targets 750K Obamacare Fraud Cases | Shortify
- Summary: Vance’s task force aims to remove 750,000 allegedly fraudulent Obamacare enrollments by preventing $2.2 billion in fraud. Vance’s task force will remove…
- Keywords: obamacare, vp vance, anti-fraud task force, healthcare fraud, affordable care act, social security, medicare, medicaid, united states, congressional democrats, protect our care, house ways and means committee
- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/story/vice-president-jd-vances-anti-fraud-task-force-remove-750000-allegedly-fraudulent-enrollments-obamacare/19861196
- Published: 2026-09-23T13:54:27+00:00
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- Topics: obamacare, vp vance, anti-fraud task force, healthcare fraud, affordable care act, social security, medicare, medicaid, united states, congressional democrats, protect our care, house ways and means committee
## Vance Announces Task Force
Vice President JD Vance announced Tuesday that 750,000 people allegedly fraudulently enrolled in Affordable Care Act insurance plans will be kicked off the programs.
## Task Force Saves $2.2 Billion
Vance said the move will save 2.2 billion by preventing "rampant" fraud.

> rampant
## Phantom Enrollments
The 750,000 "phantom people" were allegedly signed up for programs without their knowledge or without meeting eligibility requirements.

> phantom people
## Additional Verification
An additional 419,000 individuals are going through further verification.
## Dr. Oz on Fraud
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said more than a third of those enrolled in the system have never used the program, suggesting potential fraud.
## Vance on Verification
Vance said the task force sends FedEx letters, visits homes, and ensures eligibility is viable for suspected fraudulent enrollments.
## Rep. Neal Criticizes
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, criticized the move as making the healthcare crisis worse.
## Protect Our Care Response
Protect Our Care, a left-leaning group, called the task force a distraction that worsens coverage crises and increases costs for millions.
## Key takeaway

Vance’s task force will remove 750,000 allegedly fraudulent Obamacare enrollments to save $2.2 billion by preventing rampant fraud.