It’s tempting to want to celebrate the latest improper payment numbers—just announced as being at their lowest level in a decade— as a great success story. And indeed, the administration is ...

The federal government disbursed a reported $2.7 trillion in improper payments—amounts that either should not have been paid, were made for the incorrect amount, or otherwise lacked fidelity—over the ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Social Security Administration (SSA) is wrestling with a “record-breaking backlog” of cases that has led to roughly $1.1 billion in improper payments, according to a new report by the ...

A Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program “We Welcome SNAP Benefits” sign unveiled on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. (USDA photo) The Agriculture Department is one of 16 federal departments and agencies ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that aggressive corrective actions have led to an estimated $20.72 billion reduction of Medicare fee-for-service improper payments over ...

The improper payment rate for fiscal year 2024 was 3.97%. The last time that number dipped below 4% was in 2013. The Biden White House is touting reductions in agencies’ improper payments, as the ...

Improper payments, which put taxpayer dollars at risk, have been a long-term issue for the federal government, but they declined over the past year. However, there is more than meets the eye on this, ...

The claim: Responding to charges that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill would cut Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, Trump administration officials misleadingly counter that it ...

We all make mistakes, but most of us don’t make mistakes with billions of dollars of someone else’s money. We can easily forgive the drive-thru worker who fails to “hold the pickles,” but it’s tougher ...