Nearly a Million Americans Are Getting Their Money Back — Because Someone Finally Checked the Books

...For years, Americans buying insurance through Healthcare.gov paid exchange fees baked into their premiums without ever being told exactly where that money went. The Trump administration says it found out: the Biden administration collected far more in user fees than it ever needed to run the exchange — and sat on the surplus instead of returning it. Nearly one million people across 30 states that use the federal marketplace will now receive $500 checks directly to their homes, covering, in many cases, the entire spike they saw in their premiums... ...Why does it take a change in administration for the...