by Kevin Killough
The overpayments involved 15 federal agencies paying benefits through 64 programs.
The federal government overpaid recipients of welfare and social services by $186 billion in fiscal 2025, according to a new Government Accountability Office analysis.
This was an increase of $24 billion over the previous fiscal year, the according to the New York Post.
The overpayments involved 15 federal agencies paying benefits through 64 programs, with about 82% of the overages being the result of overpayments.
Medicare programs accounted for $57 billion of the overpayments – $37 billion in Medicaid mistakes and $21 billion in Earned Income Tax Credit payments to people who weren't qualified to receive the credit, the analysis found.
Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits accounted for $10 billion of the overpayments.
Kevin Killough
Source: https://justthenews.com/accountability/waste-fraud-and-abuse/over-payments-welfare-and-medicare-recipients-surged-fy2025
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