According to public data compiled by Americans for Tax Reform, the Obama administration has spent a minimum of $4.5 billion in federal taxpayer dollars on state Obamacare websites. The money was funneled through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a division of the Kathleen Sebelius-run Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
CMS distributed the taxpayer dollars to states in several waves of grants. According to CMS data, federal taxpayer funds were shoveled to states for a variety of vague purposes:
–“preparations to demonstrate operational readiness”
–“Provide assistance to hire staff and consultants”
– “continue and complete current planning and implementation efforts”
– “secure staff consultants and expert resources and actively engage stakeholders”
–“IT components fully extensible and scalable to any other jurisdiction.”
Below is a summary table of how much CMS spent in each state. The hyperlinks embedded in each respective state name leads to the CMS grant details for that state.
State | Total Amount |
Alabama | $9,772,451 |
Alaska | Did not apply |
Arizona | $30,877,097 |
Arkansas | $54,573,738 |
California | $910,605,370 |
Colorado | $178,683,411 |
Connecticut | $184,096,903 |
Delaware | $12,936,639 |
Florida | $1,000,000 |
Georgia | $1,000,000 |
Hawaii | $205,342,270 |
Idaho | $69,395,587 |
Illinois | $154,813,136 |
Indiana | $7,895,126 |
Iowa | $59,683,889 |
Kansas | $11,039,303 |
Kentucky | $253,698,351 |
Louisana | $1,000,000 |
Maine | $42,469,009 |
Maryland | $171,013,111 |
Massachusetts | $179,036,455 |
Michigan | $41,517,021 |
Minnesota | $155,020,465 |
Mississippi | $21,143,618 |
Missouri | $21,855,716 |
Montana | $1,000,000 |
Nebraska | $6,481,838 |
Nevada | $83,775,083 |
New Hampshire | $7,267,088 |
New Jersey | $8,897,316 |
New Mexico | $52,979,483 |
New York | $429,065,407 |
North Carolina | $98,357,315 |
North Dakota | $1,000,000 |
Ohio | $1,000,000 |
Oklahoma | $1,000,000 |
Oregon | $305,206,587 |
Pennsylvania | $34,831,212 |
Rhode Island | $134,719,994 |
South Carolina | $1,000,000 |
South Dakota | $6,879,569 |
Tennessee | $9,110,165 |
Texas | $1,000,000 |
Utah | $2,000,000 |
Vermont | $208,232,414 |
Virginia | $6,567,803 |
Washington | 181,392,299 |
West Virginia | $20,832,828 |
Wisconsin | $999,873 |
Wyoming | $800,000 |
Washington, D.C. | $133,573,928 |
Grand Total: | $4,516,438,868 |