New anti-fraud guardrails prevent theft of taxpayer-funded benefits in Medicare, TANF, and unemployment insurance.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Republicans advanced anti-fraud legislation after months of hearings that revealed the extent of fraud and mismanagement in vital programs like Medicare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and unemployment insurance. Medicare fraud and mismanagement alone totals $60 billion annually, costing each Medicare beneficiary nearly $1,000 per year. Hospice, home health care, and durable medical equipment (DME) were identified as rife with unchecked fraud perpetuated by sophisticated criminal rings, often run by foreign nationals. States have been found to mismanage and abuse federal support for truly needy Americans, in some cases treating federal resources like slush funds to fill state budget gaps. At the same time, fraudulent…
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