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GAO: US Overpaid Welfare, Medicare by $186 Billion
15+ hour, 6+ min ago (317+ words) By Jim Mishler "|" Monday, 25 May 2026 05: 09 PM EDT Federal agencies sent out roughly $186 billion in improper payments during fiscal year 2025, according to a recent Government Accountability Office analysis that found Medicare, Medicaid, and welfare-related programs accounted for much of the total....
Bipartisan praise for federal charges in Minnesota fraud cases
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (625+ words) Criminal charges, announced Thursday by the U. S. Department of Justice, span seven Medicaid-related programs. Minnesota officials are applauding after federal prosecutors announced sweeping fraud charges against 15 people accused of stealing more than $90 million from state-managed Medicaid programs. The charges, announced Thursday…...
Florida Trio Gets Prison Time for $2. 2 M Medicare Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (235+ words) Three Florida men were sentenced Tuesday to prison for their participation in a scheme to defraud Medicare and launder more than $2. 2 million in illicit health care fraud proceeds. Marco Scamarone, 34, of Tamarac, Florida, was sentenced to 70 months in prison. Jose…...
US government overpaid welfare and Medicare recipients by $186 billion last year " after a shocking surge
18+ hour, 5+ min ago (416+ words) The federal government overpaid welfare and social services recipients by a stunning $186 billion in fiscal year 2025, a startling surge of $24 billion from the previous year's total. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), 15 federal agencies made up the massive improper…...
"Undone A Historic Opportunity" - Landmark Fluoride Ruling Vacated By Federal Appeals Court * 100 Percent Fed Up. com * by Danielle
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State Financial Officers Found Medicaid Fraud Across US, DOJ Needs to Bring Them to Justice: Analyst
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (142+ words) mb. ntd. com What would you like to watch today? State Financial Officers Found Medicaid Fraud Across US, DOJ Needs to Bring Them to Justice: Analyst Capped Anti-Weaponization Fund Will Save Government Money: Legal Analyst People Vote With Wallets, Feet;…...
Government spending on seniors' benefits soon to make up majority of federal budget
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (712+ words) More than half of the federal budget will go toward benefits for Americans 65 years and older by 2036, and that percentage is set to only grow, a recent congressional report finds. The Joint Economic Committee's 2026 report shows that non-interest federal spending…...
AG Letitia James has some explaining to do on Medicaid
3+ day, 22+ min ago (375+ words) When it comes to policing New York's sprawling Medicaid program, Attorney General Letitia James has some explaining to do. As AG, James runs the state's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which is charged with prosecuting those who rip off the taxpayer-funded…...
New charges in Minnesota add to crackdown on fraud
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (530+ words) The Department of Justice on Thursday indicted 15 operators of autism centers, child care programs and housing assistance companies for over $90 million in fraudulent reimbursement schemes. These charges, known as the Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, included the two largest Medicaid…...
$1 Billion Industrial-Scale Medicare Fraud Scam Shut Down by FBI
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (267+ words) The Department of Justice released a statement, announcing the conviction of a man at the center of a billion-dollar Medicaid fraud scheme. What would you like to watch today? $1 Billion Industrial-Scale Medicare Fraud Scam Shut Down by FBI IRS Launches…...