alt Hacker NewsIs there any evidence that this is actually a real worry?
Don’t audits usually find that vast majority of benefits are valid and correctly applied?
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nonethewiser • yesterday at 7:29 PM
Stress to the benefits system != fraud
Stressing the benefits system includes improper payments, fraud, and even the perception of fraud or anything else that decreases political support. It also includes the effective denial of service that this paper documents.
It should not be controversial to expect high integrity for a system that pays out money. “Its OK, its just a minimum of $186B in improper payments in 2025, not fraud” shows that it doesn’t have high integrity and that you don’t expect it to.
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Medicaid and medicare make up 50% of the "abuse" (primarily overpayment), which again points towards companies milking the system, not individuals https://washingtonstand.com/article/gao-finds-15-major-feder...