Trump Administration to Cancel Obamacare Coverage for 760,000 Enrollees Over Alleged Fraud

A poll conducted by health policy research group KFF in June found that most voters believe there is at least some fraud in government health programs, and that more than 70% feel it is an extremely or very important issue for candidates to discuss ahead of the midterm elections. For Republican voters, fraud topped all health care issues asked about in the survey, including costs.

But health care costs, which have become increasingly expensive in the U.S. in recent years, weighed more significantly for voters overall, and the poll found that only a minority of those surveyed believed that reducing fraud in government programs would reduce such costs for them personally.

Amid the Trump Administration’s moves to withhold millions in Medicaid payments, 71% also voiced the belief that preserving access to coverage through the insurance program was more important than rooting out fraud. Meanwhile, 65% believed that the Administration’s Medicaid payment deferrals were mostly politically motivated.