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Food Stamp Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Could Cost States Billions. Program Integrity Measures Will Fix That.

Food Stamp Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Could Cost States Billions. Program Integrity Measures Will Fix That.

  • Paige Terryberry
States must implement program integrity measures to protect the truly needy on food stamps.
READ MORE: Food Stamp Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Could Cost States Billions. Program Integrity Measures Will Fix That.
States Can Better Remove Ineligible Enrollees From Medicaid With More Frequent Redeterminations

States Can Better Remove Ineligible Enrollees From Medicaid With More Frequent Redeterminations

  • Michael Greibrok
To prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, CMS should allow states to conduct more frequent redeterminations for all able-bodied adults on Medicaid.
READ MORE: States Can Better Remove Ineligible Enrollees From Medicaid With More Frequent Redeterminations
States are increasing food stamp fraud — on purpose

States are increasing food stamp fraud — on purpose

  • Hayden Dublois
New Mexico is deliberately keeping its food stamp error rate high to dodge one of President Trump's most important welfare reforms.
READ MORE: States are increasing food stamp fraud — on purpose
How CMS Can Restore Program Integrity to Medicaid by Eliminating Passive Redetermination Requirements

How CMS Can Restore Program Integrity to Medicaid by Eliminating Passive Redetermination Requirements

  • Liesel Crocker
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should eliminate ex parte Medicaid redetermination requirements.
READ MORE: How CMS Can Restore Program Integrity to Medicaid by Eliminating Passive Redetermination Requirements
Welfare doesn’t check if you’re really you, and fraudsters have noticed

Welfare doesn’t check if you’re really you, and fraudsters have noticed

  • Michael Greibrok
Congress, federal agencies and states should immediately require identity verification for all welfare applicants — a fraud-prevention measure that could save taxpayers nearly $30 billion.
READ MORE: Welfare doesn’t check if you’re really you, and fraudsters have noticed
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