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FGA’s Stewart Whitson on Capitol Hill: Here’s How Congress Can Help DOGE Efforts

On February 12, FGA’s Senior Director of Federal Affairs, Stewart Whitson, joined the DOGE (Delivering on Government Efficiency) Subcommittee’s first-ever hearing, titled “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud.”

As part of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the DOGE Subcommittee plans to work “shoulder to shoulder” with the administration and the Department of Government Efficiency to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent more effectively and efficiently.

In his remarks, Whitson highlights the important work that DOGE is doing to shine a light on (and eliminate) waste, fraud, and abuse—and how Medicaid should be next on the list. Congress, Whitson notes, should take action to double down and codify the Trump administration’s work by doing the following:

  1. Strengthen Medicaid through legislative action.
  2. Advance President Trump’s DOGE effort by ensuring that entrenched, partisan bureaucrats don’t stand in the way of reform.
  3. Make President Trump’s DOGE cost-cutting and deregulatory reforms permanent by passing the REINS Act.

WATCH: Opening remarks from Stew’s testimony

Forbes Breaking News This Is Where DOGE Needs To Look At Next: Foundation For Government Accountability’s Stewart Whitson

Key excerpt from Whitson’s remarks:

“…There’s another key source of wasteful spending that DOGE and this subcommittee should set their sights on next: Medicaid waste and fraud.

“While initially meant as a program for the truly needy, Medicaid has bloated into a massive welfare program for millions of able-bodied adults lured into the trap of government dependency. And as Medicaid has grown, so too has its mismanagement. Today, more than one in five dollars spent on Medicaid is improper. In Medicaid alone, fraud and mismanagement are on track to cost U.S. taxpayers, get this—more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years.

“When it comes to the problem of improper payments, the Medicaid program is the biggest culprit, encompassing nearly one-third of all federal improper payments. And more than 80 percent of Medicaid improper payments are due to one thing: eligibility errors. If Congress wants to help President Trump address wasteful spending, then targeting eligibility errors in Medicaid should be one of your top priorities.”

Full Written Remarks

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