Chairman Johnson Issues Statement at Hearing on Medicaid Fraud, Overpayments
"The
"Central to this unsustainable growth is Medicaid. When President
"Today, Medicaid is the nation's largest health insurer. It covers about 70 million people--one in five Americans--at a total cost to taxpayers of
"With federal Medicaid spending growing at an alarming rate, it is more important than ever that each Medicaid dollar is spent on someone in need. But we know that is far from the case. The Medicaid program doles out
"Medicaid's financial problems were highly predictable. The Government Accountability Office first deemed Medicaid a "high risk" program in 2003. Since then, the GAO has consistently reported on Medicaid's vulnerability to waste and fraud, and the need for the CMS to take proactive measures to reduce improper payments. The inspector general of the
"The first steps in solving any problem are admitting you have one and then properly defining it. To that end, we are pleased to welcome
"Last week, I also released a staff report that finds that CMS has failed to adequately police Medicaid fraud and overpayments. We look forward to having CMS Administrator Verma testify in the near future about the report's conclusions and the steps CMS is taking to tackle Medicaid fraud and overpayments. I thank our witnesses for their service, and I look forward to your testimony."
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