A bombshell report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has confirmed what conservatives have warned about for years. The so-called Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, is not just broken—it is bleeding billions of taxpayer dollars through a corrupt and fraud-ridden subsidy program. And Democrats, true to form, are not just ignoring the problem. They are actively fighting to extend it.

Chairmen Jim Jordan, Jason Smith, and Brett Guthrie have sounded the alarm with renewed urgency following the release of this latest GAO investigation. The findings are not just troubling. They are damning. According to the report, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved 100 percent of fictitious applicants in undercover tests—and a staggering 90 percent of them continued receiving taxpayer-funded coverage into 2025.

Let that sink in. Fake identities, entirely fabricated, were accepted without challenge by a government agency entrusted with handling billions of dollars. The bureaucrats at CMS greenlit coverage for frauds and never looked back. And it is not just hypotheticals. Real dollars—your dollars—went to health insurers on behalf of people who do not even exist.

This is the legacy of Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul. Promises of affordability, accessibility, and accountability have given way to lies, mismanagement, and fraud on a scale that defies belief. But while Republicans demand reforms, Democrats continue to prop up the system with more subsidies, more spending, and more excuses.

The latest iteration of these subsidies, the Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC), was created through Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan and later extended under the so-called Inflation Reduction Act. But instead of preventing fraud, these expansions have opened the floodgates. The GAO found $94 million sent to health insurers on behalf of dead people. That is not a typo. Americans are paying premiums for corpses.

The report cited 58,000 Social Security numbers tied to APTC recipients matched with death records from the Social Security Administration. Even more disturbing, 7,000 people were recorded as deceased before their supposed coverage even began. These are not isolated glitches. They are symptoms of a systemic collapse.

Chairman Jim Jordan did not mince words. “This new report confirms what we already knew,” he said. “Under Obamacare, hardworking Americans saw their premiums skyrocket and their healthcare choices shrink, all while fraud benefitted insurance companies.” Jordan’s words cut through the spin. Obamacare was never about helping families. It was about empowering bureaucrats and enriching the insurance lobby.

Chairman Jason Smith echoed the sentiment. “While Democrats defend waste, fraud, and abuse, Republicans are taking action to lower health care costs and protect care for all real, living Americans.” Smith rightly called the GAO report the “smoking gun” exposing a broken system shielded by Democrat policies.

And make no mistake. This fraud is not just theoretical. It is real money. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that up to $27 billion may be inappropriately distributed due to improper enrollments. That is money stolen from American taxpayers and funneled into the coffers of insurance giants propped up by the very law that Democrats refuse to reform.

Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said the findings validate long-standing conservative concerns. “Republicans have sounded the alarm on the flawed structural integrity of Obamacare,” he said, noting that Biden-era expansions have only worsened the crisis.

These revelations arrive at a pivotal moment. Democrats recently threatened a government shutdown in their desperate push to extend the EPTC through the end of 2025. They are not fighting for Americans. They are fighting for a fraud-infested program designed to enrich their political allies and preserve a failed legacy.

Meanwhile, real patients suffer. As GAO’s report details, fraudulent enrollments cause cascading problems. Providers are forced to question the validity of coverage. Claims are delayed. Costs rise across the board. And when the system is overwhelmed by fakes, the real people in need are left behind.

This isn’t just a matter of numbers. It’s a moral crisis. The federal government has an obligation to spend responsibly, especially on something as critical as health care. Instead, the Democrats’ Obamacare machine has become a runaway train of unchecked spending, unverified enrollees, and rampant abuse.

That is why House Republicans are pushing back with bold reforms. The Big Beautiful Bill, endorsed by President Trump and GOP leaders, would overhaul the system by requiring full income and eligibility verification before any subsidy is issued. It would put a stop to “anytime” enrollment abuse that fuels fraud and close the loopholes that allow illegal aliens and ineligible individuals to access taxpayer-funded benefits.

Chairman Jodey Arrington rightly called out the architects of the problem. “It was Democrats who created this shoddy subsidy program with no financial controls, no income cap, and no guardrails against the most blatant fraud,” he said. The blame lies squarely with those who built the system and now refuse to fix it.

President Trump offered a simple and effective solution. In a recent statement, he proposed cutting out the middlemen—the bloated insurance corporations—and giving healthcare dollars directly to the American people. “Take from the big, bad insurance companies, and give it to the people,” he said. “Terminate, per dollar spent, the worst healthcare anywhere in the world, Obamacare.”

That message resonates because it reflects what every American instinctively understands. Government-managed healthcare has failed. Centralized systems invite corruption, reward incompetence, and leave families struggling with fewer choices and higher bills.

Contrast that with the conservative vision. Instead of empowering government, we empower the individual. Instead of subsidizing fraud, we reward integrity. Instead of funneling billions into a broken system, we invest directly in families who know how best to spend their healthcare dollars.

Democrats are clinging to a program they know is unsustainable. Rather than admit failure, they are willing to extend fraud-riddled subsidies until the end of 2025 and beyond. It is a reckless gamble with taxpayer money, and it is hurting the very people Obamacare was supposed to help.

GAO’s report is not just a warning. It is a call to action. Republicans must seize this moment to dismantle the failed architecture of Obamacare and replace it with a healthcare model rooted in accountability, efficiency, and freedom.