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

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

The reported government-wide improper payment rate of 3.97% in 2024 marks the lowest level in over a decade. But beneath the surface lies a complex reality that reveals systemic flaws in how improper payments are calculated and managed. These numbers,

Improper payments and fraud remain persistent and costly challenges for Medicaid and other government-funded programs. The GAO defines improper payments as payments that should not have been made or that were made in an incorrect amount (including overpayments and underpayments)

America's most vulnerable populations rely on Medicaid and Medicare for essential healthcare services. Unfortunately, these programs lose billions of dollars annually due to improper payments. Recently, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations delved into this pressing issue in a pivotal

A recent audit by the U.S. Government Accountability Office reveals that the federal government suffered a staggering loss of $236 billion in 2023 due to improper payments. Medicaid and Medicare alone accounted for 43% of these payments, with Medicaid's improper

Medicaid improper payments have caused the healthcare program to be on the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List since 2003. The GAO's list identifies government-funded programs that involve substantial resources and provide critical services to the public that are vulnerable to

Improper claims payments are costing the Medicaid program billions of dollars every year. A common misconception is that these payments come from fraud and abuse when in reality, the majority stem from prosaic, mundane issues such as eligibility errors and

According to federal agency data from PaymentAccuracy.gov and the Office of Management and Budget, the federal government spent an estimated $247 billion in improper payments in 2022. The data also revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services' Medicaid

The Government Accountability Office recently published its updated High-Risk List. The update is part of the biennial High-Risk Series started in 1990 that identifies government operations vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The recent report marks the twentieth consecutive