Obamacare Fraud Targeted by New Federal Rule

The new regulations, once finalized, will strengthen eligibility verification, prohibit misleading marketing practices, and track improper payments.
Obamacare Fraud Targeted by New Federal Rule
An Obamacare sign is displayed outside an insurance agency in Miami on Nov. 12, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has unveiled new regulations to strengthen the integrity of the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges and promote innovation.

The Affordable Care Act is former President Barack Obama’s health care law, known as Obamacare. The new federal rule, released for comment on Feb. 9, will lower the cost of health care, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
Lawrence Wilson covers healthcare and politics.