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'Improper' Medicare & Medicaid payments, VA procurement card limits and Michael Jordan

Plus: Digging into claim that Obama created DOGE and Trump just renamed it

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March 06, 2025

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What to know about $2.7 trillion in 'improper' Medicare, Medicaid payments allegedly sent overseas

Last month, a rumor spread that the Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee of the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee discovered $2.7 trillion worth of improper Medicare and Medicaid payments had been sent overseas.

However, no evidence exists that the DOGE subcommittee made this discovery itself. The nonpartisan "congressional watchdog agency" known as the Government Accountability Office (GAO) first reported the improper payments. A subcommittee post-hearing review published on Feb. 19 cited the GAO when referencing the $2.7 trillion figure. Snopes reporter Amelia Clarke investigated.

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Digging into claim that Obama created DOGE and Trump just renamed it

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