Mr. Chair, I'd like to submit a document for the record. Thank you. Last year, The GAO published a report investigating Georgia's Medicaid red tape requirements program. They found that nearly 70% of all spending in that program has gone to administrative costs rather than to health care. and 88% of those administrative costs were paid by federal taxpayers. Dr. Connolly. Last August, Minnesota's Department of Health of Human Services shared that new requirements from the big ugly bill could potentially increase state, local and tribal administrative spending by $165 million annually. (03:18–03:42)
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References GAO report findings on Georgia's Medicaid spending, with 70% going to administrative costs.
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