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on July 8, 2013 in World News

Obamacare Subsidies Billions in Fraud Feared

Obamacare’s delayed implementation of the employer mandate means health insurance exchanges and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be unable to determine whether individuals are eligible for taxpayer-funded subsidies and will instead now rely on the honor system. Experts say the shift could result in billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse. “If the IRS doesn’t have information about the plans large employers offer, it will be very hard to verify that. It will be an honor system,” University of Michigan Law Professor Nicholas Bagley told Reuters. “The shift of employees to the exchanges could cost (the government) a… View Article

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