Families expect federal programs to follow basic rules. They expect taxpayer money to be protected. They expect the government to check whether a person is who they say they are. This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) showed that the Obamacare marketplace is failing that test in stunning fashion. GAO released the results of a covert audit that should alarm every lawmaker. Investigators created four completely fictitious identities and attempted to enroll them
A new investigation from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) should be a wake-up call for anyone who still thinks Obamacare is working as promised. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman  Jason Smith highlighted the findings in a recent appearance on CNBC , and the results are hard to ignore. Fake applicants were approved. Dead enrollees kept receiving subsidized coverage. One Social Security number was tied to more than 125 different insurance policies. That is not
Patients deserve a prescription drug market that is open, honest, and affordable. For too long, pharmacy benefit managers have operated behind a wall of secrecy that hides how they make money and why drug costs keep climbing. The bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act , introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo, offers a clear path to fixing that. This bill tackles one of the biggest drivers of high drug pric