The Trump administration is reportedly planning to remove approximately 760,000 individuals from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance marketplace, according to recent reports. Vice President JD Vance and other White House officials claim these individuals were either fraudulently enrolled in the program or do not exist. The move is expected to save the government around $2.2 billion by canceling subsidy payments for these individuals. “We’re actually making sure that the people receiving Obamacare subsidies are actually entitled to receive them,” Vance said during a public address at the White House, where he was joined by Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and other officials. In addition to removing these enrollees, the administration has announced a six-month pause on new brokers who help people sign up for healthcare coverage. Officials claim that these brokers are responsible for a significant portion of the fraud detected in the ACA program. This action is part of a broader administration effort to combat fraud in federal healthcare programs, which officials argue is necessary to control rising healthcare spending and protect taxpayer funds. The timing of this announcement comes amid growing concerns about inflation and rising healthcare costs, which have put pressure on the Trump administration to find ways to reduce expenses for Americans ahead of the mid-term elections. During the current term, the cost of ACA insurance has surged for many, especially after Republicans opposed extending the COVID-era subsidies that had helped lower health insurance costs for most enrollees during the Biden administration. As a result, many Americans have seen their premiums double or triple, leading some to downgrade their coverage or leave the program altogether after the subsidies expired this year. As of early 2026, approximately 19.2 million Americans are enrolled in ACA marketplace health plans, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The White House referred The Associated Press to the Vice President’s team for further details on any additional plans to address healthcare affordability. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report on the administration’s plan to remove ACA enrollees from public exchanges.