In August, the GAO submitted a report to Congress that focused on what CMS would need in order to better target risks and improve Medicaid oversight. The review determined that one of the critical problems the agency is facing is

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

Last month Congress held a hearing concerning the escalating number of improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid. The House oversight panel reviewed concerns regarding escalating improper payment rates discovered by federal oversight groups which include the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and