Medicaid has become one of the most essential pillars of the American healthcare system, providing coverage to tens of millions of low-income individuals, seniors, and people with disabilities. As the program has grown in size and scope, so too has
Legislation such as the Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA P.L. 107-300) and Executive Order 13520 sought to address improper payments in government-funded programs. IPIA directed federal agencies to report on the number of improper payments occurring and outline what actions
Of the $4 trillion spent by the government in 2017, nearly $141 billion were improper payments. These are payments made in error either to the wrong recipient, in the incorrect amount, or for a service that is not legitimate. Fraud,
In 2017, improper payments within the Medicaid program reached a total of $37 billion, according to CMS. That equals 10 percent of the federal dollars spent on the program. Moreover, 99.2 percent of the payments made were overpayments. To make
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