16 Federal Agencies Made $162 Billion in Improper Payments in 2024: GAO

Medicaid is on course to pay more than $1 trillion in improper payments over the coming 10 years, warned an expert.
16 Federal Agencies Made $162 Billion in Improper Payments in 2024: GAO
The Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington on Aug. 14, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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Multiple federal agencies wasted $162 billion in government funds by making improper payments during fiscal year 2024, with the Medicare program at the top, according to a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The money was spent by 16 agencies and across 68 programs, the agency said in the March 11 report.