But the Biden administration actively discouraged states from removing ineligible beneficiaries from their Medicaid rolls.
The result was that as many as 18 million people were enrolled in Medicaid who weren’t eligible, according to a 2023 study by the Paragon Institute’s Brian Blase.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is setting its sights on fraud and abuse within Medicare and Medicaid.
It’s about time.
The two government programs have been cesspools of malfeasance, incompetence, and duplicity for too long. And the cost of all this corruption and waste has grown at a staggering clip in recent years.
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Time to Administer DOGE to Medicare, Medicaid
Sally C. Pipes
But the Biden administration actively discouraged states from removing ineligible beneficiaries from their Medicaid rolls.
The result was that as many as 18 million people were enrolled in Medicaid who weren’t eligible, according to a 2023 study by the Paragon Institute’s Brian Blase.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is setting its sights on fraud and abuse within Medicare and Medicaid.
It’s about time.
The two government programs have been cesspools of malfeasance, incompetence, and duplicity for too long. And the cost of all this corruption and waste has grown at a staggering clip in recent years.
Read the op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.