Joint Hearing: “Fighting Obamacare Subsidy Fraud: Is the Administrative Procedure Act Working as Intended?”

Subcommittee on Oversight (Committee on the Judiciary)
Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (Committee on the Judiciary)

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 (2:00 PM)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Seto Bagdoyan
Director of Audit Services, Forensic Audits & Investigative Service, US Government Accountability Office

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  • Bagdoyan Testimony [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM
  • Bagdoyan Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM
  • Bagdoyan Biography [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM

Dr. Ge Bai
Professor of Accounting, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

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  • Bai Testimony [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM
  • Bai Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM
  • Bai Biography [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM

Dr. Brian Blase
President, Paragon Health Institute

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  • Blase Testimony [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM
  • Blase Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 05:29 PM

Mr. Zack Cooper
Associate Professor of Public Health and Economics, Yale University

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  • Cooper Testimony [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM
  • Cooper Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM
  • Cooper Biography [PDF] Added 12/10/2025 at 03:22 PM

Support Documents

  • A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office titled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Preliminary Results from Ongoing Review Suggest Fraud Risks in the Advance Premium Tax Credit Persist” dated December 3, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Van Drew of NJ. [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 09:12 AM
  • An article from Paragon Health Institute Paper titled “The Great Obamacare Enrollment Fraud”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moore of AL. [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 09:12 AM
  • A press release from the Department of Justice titled “President of Insurance Brokerage Firm and CEO of Marketing Company Convicted in $233M Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fraud Scheme” dated November 17, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Van Drew of NJ. [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 09:12 AM
  • An article from Georgetown titled “Health Savings Accounts: Robin Hood in Reverse” dated April 15, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 02:19 PM
  • An article from the American Hospital Association titled “Setting the Record Straight: Separating Fact from Fiction on Health Insurance Marketplace Fraud” August 28, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 02:19 PM
  • An article from The New York Times titled “$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?” dated December 10, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 02:19 PM
  • A document from Small Business Majority titled “The expiration of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits will devastate the small business community”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Correa of CA. [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 12:05 PM
  • An article from KFF titled “Fraud in Marketplace Enrollment and Eligibility: Five Things to Know” dates June 30, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Correa of CA. [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 12:05 PM
  • An article from KFF HealthNews titled “Health Savings Accounts, Backed by GOP, Cover Fancy Saunas but Not Insurance Premiums” dated December 5, 2025 submitted for the Record by Mr. Correa of CA. [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 12:05 PM
  • A document from Keep Americans Covered titled “Tell Congress: Don’t make health insurance less affordable for 28,000 working Californians and their families in CA-46”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Correa of CA. [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 12:05 PM
  • An article from Fortune titled “Trump wants more health savings accounts. A catch: they can’t pay insurance premiums” dated December 5, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Correa of CA. [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 12:05 PM
  • An article from the Washington Post titled “Why health savings accounts aren’t the fix Republicans hope for” dated November 25, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Correa of CA. [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 12:05 PM

First Published: December 3, 2025 at 01:03 PM
Last Updated: January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM