![Fraudsters and Dead People Scored Hundreds of Billions in Government Payments Last Year, Watchdog Finds](https://dailytalks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/71652-fraudsters-and-dead-people-scored-hundreds-of-billions-in-government-payments-last-year-watchdog-finds.jpg)
Federal officials made more than $247 billion in improper payments in 2022, with more than half of the total—$132.4 billion—coming in five major Medicare/Medicaid programs in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to a June 2023 analysis by non-profit government watchdog Open The Books (OTB…
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