White House begins mailing $500 ObamaCare ‘refund’ checks

The White House began mailing $500 refund checks Wednesday to just about 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their ObamaCare insurance.  Treasury Department checks will begin going out to more than 950,000 Americans across 30 states that use healthcare.gov, the federal marketplace where people sign up for ObamaCare health insurance, according...

Vance-led task force set to remove 750K Obamacare enrollees, citing fraud

The Trump administration is removing close to 750,000 people from Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage due to allegedly fraudulent enrollment, Vice President Vance announced Tuesday.  The cancellations would save an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds. “These are not real people. We’re not paying insurance for non-existent ghosts,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers...

Trump pledges $500 ObamaCare rebate checks

The Trump administration is pledging to send $500 rebate checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the White House says were overcharged for ObamaCare coverage. In a recorded message posted Thursday to the White House account on the social platform X, President Trump alleged without evidence that the Biden administration was “massively” overcharging enrollees on the...

Khanna defends Hong endorsement after surprise loss in Wisconsin primary

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Wednesday defended his endorsement of Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong after her loss, while accusing some of “caricaturing and labeling” her “based on a few statements.” “I appreciate that Democrats can have differences over single payer healthcare, free childcare, pausing data centers and other issues @FrancescaHongWI fought for,” Khanna...