A government watchdog report reveals taxpayers lost over $5 billion on an Obamacare healthcare program that succeeded only 5 percent of the time, prompting Republicans to introduce legislation ending the failed experiment.

Decade of Failure Exposed

The Government Accountability Office released findings showing the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation spent nearly $8 billion over ten years while saving only $2.6 billion. Created under Obamacare to test new healthcare payment models, CMMI launched more than 70 programs but expanded just four nationwide. House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Jodey Arrington called the results damning. A 5 percent success rate isn’t innovation, it’s failure, the Texas Republican stated.

Federal budget experts confirm the program will continue losing money in coming years. The center was supposed to reduce costs and improve care delivery, but the data shows American taxpayers funding a broken system. Many participating doctors and hospitals reported confusing, poorly designed programs that complicated rather than simplified healthcare administration.

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Republicans Demand Action

Rep. Aaron Bean of Florida introduced legislation to abolish CMMI entirely. Taxpayers are tired of getting ripped off, and I’m fed up too, Bean said about wasteful healthcare spending. Every dollar stolen from taxpayers is one dollar too many. Rep. Bob Latta of Ohio has warned for years that the program lacks transparency and accountability while delivering minimal results.

What This Means

Conservative lawmakers argue the center represents government overreach into healthcare decisions that should remain between patients and doctors. The GAO report confirms longstanding Republican concerns about bureaucratic waste and ineffective federal programs. Congress now faces a decision whether to end funding for an Obamacare program that cost billions without delivering promised savings. Critics say continuing to fund CMMI rewards failure and expands government control over the American healthcare system at taxpayer expense.