Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.
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Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have subpoenaed eight health insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act to produce documents as part of an expanded investigation into possible fraud in the use of premium subsidies, Axios reported Tuesday.
The summons was issued to elegance, CVS, Centeneguide now, oscar healthKaiser Permanente, Health Care Services Corporation and Blue Shield of California by Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, the report said.
CVS told Reuters it had received the letter and is cooperating, and Centene said it was providing information to the House Judiciary Committee to combat fraud and increase access.
The other companies did not respond to Reuters requests for comment. The committee could not immediately be reached.
Health insurance companies are facing criticism as millions of Americans face significant increases in Obamacare insurance costs as special coronavirus-era tax credits expire.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan issued a subpoena on Monday requiring health insurers to send lawmakers more information about ACA enrollees receiving subsidies and discuss subsidy-related misconduct, the committee told Axios.
Insurers must send information to the House Judiciary Committee by February 23, according to a subpoena seen by Axios.
Jordan asked the companies for documents and information in December after federal auditors showed they had obtained grant compensation for about two dozen individuals who did not exist and identified other fraud risks within the system, according to the report.
The subpoena requests documents showing the number of enrollments for each organization that received ACA grants and the amount of grants received from 2020 to 2025, according to documents seen by Axios.
Axios reported that a follow-up letter sent to insurance companies on Monday along with the subpoena indicates that each company responded to the December survey, but none of the responses met Jordan’s expectations.
