To you program. And you know, there's 2024, the last available full year data. There is $364 billion in payment errors. Could you explain those, those seemingly bad numbers? During the COVID time, payment errors went up across the country, across all states. When it came to this, we took immediate action and that meant hiring more caseworkers, taking more steps to verify eligibility, and more emphasis and resources towards training and program integrity. (17:31–17:38)
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Asserts that payment errors increased nationwide during the COVID period.
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