Improper Payments

MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS $50.3 BILLION SYRTIS SOLUTIONS CMS FACT SHEET

29 Nov MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS TOTAL $50.3 BILLION

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 fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement....

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MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS 50.3 BILLION SYRTIS SOLUTIOJNS CMS FACT SHEET

30 Jun MEDICAID SPENDING AND IMPROPER PAYMENTS

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 program accounted for the majority...

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Syrtis Solutions GAO High-Risk List Medicaid Improper Payments

30 May IMPROPER PAYMENTS KEEP MEDICAID ON GAO’S HIGH-RISK LIST

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 year that the Medicaid program...

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MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS 2021 $98.72 BILLION SYRTIS SOLUTIONS

29 Nov $98.72 BILLION IN MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS

Medicaid has been designated a high-risk program by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) since 2003 because of improper payments, poor quality data, and oversight challenges. Earlier this month the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released its Agency Financial Report. In FY 2021 Medicaid’s...

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