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Senator cites GAO findings of subsidy fraud; witness urges system-design fixes
Summary
At a Joint Economic Committee hearing, an unnamed U.S. senator pressed witness Roy about a recent Government Accountability Office report alleging widespread fraud in health-care subsidies and asked whether Congress should create a health-care 'fraud czar.' Roy said program integrity problems are large and recommended verification and structural reforms rather than only centralized oversight.
An unnamed United States senator pressed witness Roy at a Joint Economic Committee hearing about what she called a "bombshell" Government Accountability Office report alleging widespread fraud in federal health-care subsidies, asking whether Congress should create a dedicated health-care fraud czar.
"Just last week, the nonpartisan independent government accountability office issued a bombshell report showing all kinds of egregious fraud, like tens of thousands of dead people receiving subsidies, people claiming more than 365 days worth of benefits in a year, government accepting clearly disqualifying information," the senator said, urging…
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