Politico February 25, 2025
Even if every improper payment were caught, it wouldn’t provide a third of the savings the GOP needs.
If House Republicans manage to adopt a budget proposal as they plan on Tuesday night, it’ll be because they convinced members of their caucus concerned about Medicaid cuts that those will come from rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, not reducing benefits.
It’s hard to see how the numbers add up.
The Government Accountability Office, Congress’ investigative arm, estimates about $31 billion last year in improper payments in Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for low-income people.
GOP leaders want the Energy and Commerce Committee to come up with nearly three times as much money in savings, $88 billion a year over...
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