I wonder if there are any government programs that are not full of waste, fraud and abuse.
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That increase is astounding. Sounds like a program that needs to end.
I saw on a Judge Judy episode where she addressed someone who was being paid to take care of a family member - the ‘aide’ just collected money without doing anything for the sick family member.
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Of course there is Medicaid fraud by doctors and patients and insurance scamming lawyers. My uniformed guess is at least 10% fraud that AI can cut out, or if AI can look at five previous year Medicaid figures. Find even more.
With Dems ruling the social welfare spending roost. Assume 10% fraud due to intentional sloppiness, chaos and lack of controls.
I tell you what: if you tell anyone that their place is in the home taking care of family, they all have a fit, and run out to get an education and a job. A couple generations later, you tell them that their duty is to get an education and a job, and they cry that all they want is to stay home and take care of family.
The Mafia doesn’t get to whack that much money OH WAIT they just changes their name.
There is fraud and it's partner in crime waste everywhere.
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I’m sure the pols and bureaucrats are scraping at least 10% of payouts off the top.
Stop ANY Medicaid payouts to ILLEGAL INVADERS, immediately.
That will cut out at least a third, if not half of this fraud.
Unions are rackets.
“The Post attributes Governor Hochul’s switch of sides substantially to her buying the support of a health care union known as “Local 1199” (of the SEIU) in the run-up to her re-election campaign next year. Local 1199 hopes to unionize the home health aides to get hundreds of thousands of new dues-paying members, and then to engage in collusive wage negotiations where the bill will be paid substantially by the federal taxpayers. “
You take part of the cost out of the recipient’s Social Security (10% of the monthly SS payment) and say 50 cents an hour from each close relative (sibling, child).
several years ago I got hurt kiteboarding... Stepped on a stingray barb... I didnt have insurance so I looked into Medicaid per the hospital’s suggestion. When I found out if you die, Medicaid comes after your house for repayment, I chucked the idea and cashed out the hospital visit.
with white people, medicaid is not your friend...
Therefore, savings realized by cutting waste, fraud and abuse will total$1.936 trillion.