6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (609+ words) “The Biden admin gave BILLIONS of taxpayer money DIRECTLY to Big Insurance Companies. This is unacceptable. We are stabilizing the market so this bailout is no longer needed,” said Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz. A Biden-era health…...

5+ day, 26+ min ago   (572+ words) Programs in question include Medicaid, food stamps and disaster relief. Twenty federal programs that route nearly $1.1 trillion through state governments – including Medicaid, SNAP and disaster relief – are vulnerable to fraud because of how the money is distributed, the Government Accountability…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (471+ words) The watchdog says there are currently 22 open recommendations, which are focused on enhancing fraud prevention practices across the programs it has reviewed. The federal government continues to lose an estimated $233 billion to $521 billion each year to fraud, while most agencies…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (214+ words) Just The News Treasury stops nearly $100 million in taxpayer funds going to dead people Since March 2025, the process has found more than 4,900 disbursements associated with dead people worth approximately $99 million. The U.S. Treasury Department blocked nearly $100 million in taxpayer funds going…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (756+ words) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is touring the state to discuss the latest aspect of his affordability plan: reducing home and auto insurance costs. Under the Biden and Trump administrations, the cost of goods, services and energy have risen while incomes…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (941+ words) Auditors noted a decline in federal and local grants following the expiration of COVID-era funding programs. Minnesota's special districts reported $5.4 billion in outstanding long-term debt in 2023, while increasingly relying on state funding as pandemic-era federal aid declined. This is according…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (286+ words) California, New York, and Illinois home to "glaring" waste, fraud, and abuse. The Labor Department on Wednesday put a total of 53 states and U.S. territories on notice that they must take “immediate action” against waste, fraud, and abuse in unemployment insurance…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (419+ words) A Virginia legislative report found seven rural hospitals are at the highest risk of financial distress or closure under at least one national assessment model, with all seven reporting negative operating margins in 2024. The report, presented to the Joint Commission…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (562+ words) The watchdog agency described the issue as a “long-standing, significant problem” and said several departments have repeatedly failed to comply with federal reporting requirements designed to track and reduce payment errors. The GAO identified seven federal agencies with programs that…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (817+ words) Nearly two-thirds of Minnesota's high-risk Medicaid providers have had taxpayer funding cut following a federally-mandated review process that state officials say was necessary to protect up to $2 billion in federal funding. The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced on Thursday…...