#improper-payments tag

Agencies doled out $186B in improper payments last year, GAO says

The federal government incurred at least $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2025, with significant amounts attributed to overpayments and unissued funds.

Healthcare

fromNextgov.com

1 month ago

CMS seeks to expand tech-driven fight against Medicaid fraud

CMS uses innovative technologies and AI-driven fraud detection to prevent improper payments, saving over $2 billion through its Fraud Defense Operations Center launched in March 2025.

US politics

fromNextgov.com

3 months ago

Bill to improve government's anti-fraud checks heads to Trump's desk

Congress permanently granted Do Not Pay access to Social Security death records to stop payments to deceased individuals and reduce improper government payments.

US politics

fromwww.mediaite.com

4 months ago

Trump HUD Report Alleges Biden Admin Shelled Out Rental Help Payments to 30,000+ Dead People

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found $5.8 billion in questionable 2024 rental assistance payments to deceased and ineligible recipients, revealing major oversight failures.

#medicaid

fromFortune

4 months ago

US politics

Medicaid paid over $200 million to dead people in 2021 and 2022, federal watchdog says | Fortune

fromFortune

4 months ago

Public health

Medicaid paid more than $200 million to dead people, and Trump is rewriting privacy laws to fix it | Fortune

fromFortune

4 months ago

US politics

Medicaid paid over $200 million to dead people in 2021 and 2022, federal watchdog says | Fortune

fromFortune

4 months ago

Public health

Medicaid paid more than $200 million to dead people, and Trump is rewriting privacy laws to fix it | Fortune

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Artificial intelligence

fromNextgov.com

5 months ago

The government AI experiment Is working. Now scale it up.

AI-driven digital workers can boost federal service efficiency, reduce improper payments, and empower employees to deliver faster, more reliable benefits and services.

#hud

fromwww.housingwire.com

11 months ago