Republicans Accuse Medicaid of Poor Fraud Oversight (1)

The Medicaid program is doing a poor job of reining in fraud, waste, and abuse, a problem that’s costing taxpayers billions of dollars every year, a report from Senate Republicans said.

Medicaid overpayments have grown from $14.4 billion in 2013 to $37 billion in 2017, a 157 percent increase, according to a report released by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Republicans June 20.

The report said the rise in fraud and abuse may be tied to the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, which has led to a surge in costs. The GOP report said Medicaid fraud ranges ...