Sylvia Xu

Despite a $60 million annual budget and 270 staff members, the unit produced fewer Medicaid fraud indictments in the past five years than peer states.

Officials expect initial program enrollment to reach the millions at a cost to Medicare of between $1.3 billion and $10 billion per year.

A majority (65 percent) of respondents found it harder to achieve the American Dream compared with their parents’ generation.

Americans should never have to wonder whether a procedure was done out of medical necessity or for profit, officials say.

Roughly 98 percent of those surveyed agreed that many foods sold in the United States contain ingredients most consumers do not understand.

Expanded work requirements and stricter enforcement of payment errors moved 4.3 million Americans off program rolls.

Some beneficiaries will find it harder to qualify for protective exemptions, according to experts.

The unit failed to secure a single indictment or conviction from 2021 to 2025, according to federal officials.

The number of drugs available on the clearinghouse site for direct consumer purchase is now more than 750.

Supporters say it can rein in local government spending, but critics warn it will hamstring Florida’s cities.