‘Obamacare’s latest scandal is a $35 billion ghost story’
This week the Globe reported on hackers, crooks and bots who use stolen identities for the purpose of obtaining financial aid in California’s colleges and universities, ripping taxpayers off of billions of dollars. And, it’s been going on heavily since the covid shutdown.
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It all started when President Barack Obama eliminated the federal guaranteed student loan program and nationalized student loans. Prior to this takeover, private lenders offered student loans at low interest rates.
The Department of Education effectively became a lending institution and is now the only place to administer student loans.
California colleges must authenticate online student’s identities who apply for state or federal financial aid. We spoke to one California professor who reports that she drops as many as 50% of her “ghost students” whom she cannot verify as real people.
Now we learn of another Obama-era bot scam, this one in Obamacare. The Blaze reports:
Joe Biden’s pandemic-era subsidies turned Obamacare into corporate welfare, sending billions to insurers for patients who never file a single claim.
At issue are the generous subsidies the Biden administration created for Affordable Care Act policies, sweeteners that are slated to expire in December. Making health care essentially free for millions of Americans, those policies have sent enrollment in Obamacare plans skyrocketing. But a recent study found they have also sparked a curious phenomenon: an estimated 12 million enrollees “without a single claim — no doctor visit, lab test, or prescription filled” in 2024.
Obamacare expansion has created an explosion of phantom patients — including 6.4 million of them so far in 2025. “Among those now eligible for zero-premium plans with low or no deductible,” the study found, “that number increased nearly sevenfold. … A whopping 40% of enrollees in fully subsidized plans had no claims in 2024. In 2024 alone, taxpayers sent at least $35 billion to insurers for people who paid no premiums and never used their plan,” the report said.
So while Senate Democrats are trying to extort American taxpayers out of more than $1 trillion in Medicaid spending to end the government shutdown, and an additional $350 billion for health care over the next decade, critics say a big chunk of that money may go to ghosts, the Blaze reports.
The entire goal or Obamacare was to create a system that crashes and burns, forcing the U.S. into government controlled socialized medicine. They almost succeeded with the generous subsidies the Biden administration created for Affordable Care Act policies, which are slated to expire in December.
“””Joe Biden’s pandemic-era subsidies turned Obamacare into corporate welfare, sending billions to insurers for patients who never file a single claim.””””
It continues under the RSP (Radical Socialist Party aka Dem).
The joke on the voters who voted for the RSP was openly stated by San Fran Nan who stated the RSP had to pass Obama Care or is that joke(?), to find out what is in it……….they NEVER figured out what that Socialist Pile of Junk had in it!!!!
Grimes states “”” Obamacare expansion has created an explosion of phantom patients …””””
If true the RSP headed by the likes of the joke Chuckie S. and the rest in the House there is not honesty left in the former Democrats who are openly Radical Socialists.
It is the reason why Slick and the Sacramento RSP continues to pile up Billions in Debt.
This quote is soooooo true…. “”The entire goal or Obamacare was to create a system that crashes and burns, forcing the U.S. into government controlled socialized medicine….””””””‘
The hand out give me RSP doesn’t care. That should scare the heck out of every voter.
Do you vote for them? Why?
OK, someone pulled this “rag” (California Globe) out of his or her ass and decided that the info here is the gospel truth. Their website lists in the terms and conditions this:
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So this “rag” (California Political Review) runs with the story and expects you suckers to get all riled up. Grow up people and realize that these “rags” are what is wrong in politics today. They do it for the clicks to make money just like Fox news did in 2020 and look what happened to them.
Just because you like this content does not make it true. Use your brain (if you have a functioning one) and dig a little deeper into these stories to find the real truth.
Or you can go off half cocked and believe what they say and be the idiots they want you to be.
Hey Cal baby, did or did not San Fran Nan make a on air statement that the only way to determine the contents of Obama Care was to pass it? (careful now the video is there)
That one statement puts to rest the honesty and integrity of those who talk for the Left. Just to quote you, “””dig a little deeper into these stories to find the real truth. “”””” If she made that statement you owe a whole bunch of people an apology.
I do remember that and I think she needs to have her head examined for those comments but what does that have to do with Obama’s phantom students? This whole article is based on ONE report from a questionable source. Can you find another source for this? Please enlighten us…
Well – why not??? He is the EXPERT at creating PHANTOMS!!!! Ever hear of anyone who knew him in college? Any of the colleges??? Ever see his transcript??? NOPE – and ya ain’t a gonna neither. He is a PHANTOM in himself!!!!
Let’s ask a different question. Please list anyone who knew tRump in college and show us a list of his transcripts (Trump university does not count).
tRump is an expert in creating and maintaining lies and for extra credit, prove that he doesn’t.
Remember TACO
How easy they are.
Cannot win, change the discussion.
Have to admit it is fun.
Ciao