When criminals exploit these programs, taxpayers lose billions and vulnerable children lose their access to care. Health care fraud now costs the United States tens of billions of dollars every year. Some estimates place the broader cost of health care fraud and improper payments at $100 billion annually. That fraud drives up health care costs for all Americans. It weakens public trust, it drains taxpayer resources and threatens the long term stability of both Medicaid and Medicare. (03:03–03:12)
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Asserts that the broader cost of healthcare fraud and improper payments is estimated at $100 billion annually.
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