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On Thursday, the House passed H.R. 2775, the No Subsidies Without Verification Act, a bill to ensure that Affordable Care Act exchange subsidies are granted only to consumers who meet the eligibility requirements. H.R. 2775 prohibits the distribution of premium tax credits and cost reduction subsidies before the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General certifies that the Department has an operational program in place to verify household income and other coverage qualifications.

Rep. Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement:  

“The exchange infrastructures and consumer verifications under the Affordable Care Act are behind schedule and critical security testing to protect sensitive consumer data has been delayed. Not to mention, the Administration has exempted big business from the law while expecting individual Americans to comply with confusing and burdensome rules and regulations.  It is increasingly apparent that Affordable Care Act is not ready for primetime and never will be.

“When the Administration announced the Affordable Care Act exchange infrastructure was not ready to verify the eligibility of healthcare consumers, their solution was instead to rely on the consumer to self report their income and healthcare status – leaving the door open for fraudulent behavior. Today, the House passed important legislation to stop fraudulent healthcare claims before they happen and protect taxpayers from funding subsidies to consumers who are ineligible.

“While I firmly believe that the Affordable Care Act should be repealed in its entirety, this bill is an important step to protecting healthcare consumers and taxpayers from an unfair and reckless regulation from this Administration.”