Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that waste and fraud plague the health care tax credits at the center of a congressional funding impasse that led to the ongoing government shutdown.
Democrats have sought to add an extension of health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, into a stopgap measure meant to keep the government funded. But Republicans have refused to discuss it, or any other policy, until the government reopens, noting that the subsidies will not expire until the end of this year.
“The tax credits go to some people deservedly, and we think the tax credits actually go to a lot of waste and fraud within the insurance industry,” Vance told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, adding that “we want to make sure that the tax credits go to the people who need them.”…
Waste, Fraud Plague Health Care Subsidies at Center of Shutdown: JD Vance
