Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who’s at Fault?

MedPage Today April 16, 2024
Joyce Frieden

— Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing

Republicans and Democrats took two very different approaches Tuesday to the issue of improper payments made by the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

“For fiscal year 2023, GAO [the Government Accountability Office] reports that Medicare reported approximately $51.1 billion in improper payments, and Medicaid is reporting $50.3 billion,” said Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), chair of the House Energy & Commerce Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee, at a hearing on improper payments. “These staggering figures not only highlight the magnitude of the problem, but also signal deep-rooted systemic issues at CMS. Amidst the highest inflation in decades, and facing increased costs across all fronts, the government’s fiscal irresponsibility here...

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