(CNSNews.com) - People who depend on tax refunds may be in for "rude awakenings" under Obamacare, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told the head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Tuesday.
He said the problem is subsidies and whether people who get them should be getting them.
"The law is, if you are under the age of 26, and you are eligible to stay on your parents' plans, you cannot receive subsidies," Ryan told Marilyn Tavenner, who was called before the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss the Affordable Care Act.
"And there is nothing -- nothing -- on your website that tells an under-26-year-old those facts," Ryan said. "So you're encouraging people to sign up for insurance and a subsidy that they may not be eligible for, and they don't even know this."
Under the law, people who get subsidies they should not have received will have their tax refunds docked.
Earlier, Tavenner told Ryan that the healthcare.gov website includes "clear instructions" that you are completing the application under penalty of perjury. "It's very clear, there's also help instructions on each site to explain each process -- what is credible employer coverage, what happens if you're under 26, it is all available on the website," Tavenner said.
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