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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building as seen in 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) |
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that |
Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services. The office recommends that the federal government share more information including a Social Security database known as the Full Death Master File, which has been tightly restricted due to privacy laws. Read more. |
