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Issa on CMS Director's Departure: Tavenner's Agency Padded Obamacare Numbers, Had to Go

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Date: Jan. 16, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health Insurance

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), former Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, today made the following statement on departure of Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Tavenner headed CMS when the Oversight Committee revealed that the agency was padding Obamacare enrollment numbers with nearly 400,000 dental plans in order to better their numbers. CMS eventually admitted that there were problems with their 7.3 million figure, and corrected the enrollment number downward to 6.9 million.

"Tavenner had to go," said Chairman Issa. "She presided over CMS as it deceptively padded the Obamacare enrollment numbers. It was a deplorable example of an agency trying to scam the American people. They weren't successful this time because of Congressional oversight. We deserve better."

Tavenner and Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber testified on December 9th, 2014.


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