GAO: IDs on one-third of Obamacare applications questionable

One-third of Obamacare applications in 2014, totaling $1.7 billion in federal subsidies, had unverified identifications, meaning fraudsters and illegal immigrants could be taking advantage of the program, a federal watchdog reported Wednesday.

The Government Accountability Office found that 431,000 applications had identification inconsistencies. And Congress’ investigative arm was able to scam the Obamacare identification process 11 of 12 times during the 2014 enrollment period, according to the report.