Becker's Healthcare March 27, 2024
The federal government reported an estimated $235.8 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2023, with more than $100 billion coming from Medicare and Medicaid, according to a March 26 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
The $235.8 billion in improper payments reported by 14 agencies across 71 programs is a decrease from the $247 billion reported in 2022, but the figure remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to the report.
Of the total improper payments, $175 billion of the errors were overpayments, such as payments to deceased individuals or those longer eligible for the programs, according to the report. Underpayments comprised $11.5 billion of the payment errors, and...
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