What’s an Improper Medicaid Payment and How Common Are They?

What’s an improper Medicaid payment and how common are they?

The Trump administration says it aims to cut only waste, fraud and abuse from Medicaid. OMB Director Russell Vought said 16% to 20% of Medicaid payments are improper. Official rates are far lower.

Trump Grants Clemency to Executive Who Led $205M Medicare Fraud Scheme — as GOP Says They’re Eliminating “Fraud”

Republicans have claimed they’re “saving” Medicaid from “waste, fraud and abuse” with massive cuts.