… assistance fraud across thousands of cases in the state, including $4.1 million in food stamp fraud. MassHealth, the state Medicaid and CHIP program, saw more than $1.3 million in fraud. Another report published in April 2026 found that more than a billion dollars was improperly spent on food stamps in Massachusetts between 2022 and 2024. The cases show just how deep and widespread the fraud is. In Massachusetts, a transportation company allegedly billed MassHealth more than $3 million for rides that never happened. (34:47–34:59)
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Asserts that over a billion dollars was improperly spent on food stamps in Massachusetts.
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