In 2024, Medicaid improper payments surged to $31.1 billion, placing enormous pressure on state budgets and threatening the program's stability. A disproportionate share of these losses came from claims Medicaid should never have paid in the first place—claims that were

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relate to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a

Medicaid COB has never been more critical as states confront mounting fiscal pressure and federal funding cuts. Many states have already begun reducing their Medicaid budgets — even before the most significant federal reductions take effect. According to the Medicare

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relate to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relate to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a

GAO’s Latest Findings on Improper Payments The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released report GAO-25-108067 in August 2025, identifying 32 open priority recommendations for the Department of the Treasury. At the forefront of these recommendations is the reduction of fraud and

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relate to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently revealed that millions of individuals were dually enrolled in taxpayer-funded health programs in 2024, raising new concerns about overlapping coverage and underscoring the urgent need for improved data and technology to

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relates to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relates to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a