WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As rampant fraud continues to be uncovered across government programs, the Ways and Means Committee has been working to advance legislation to combat this criminal activity in programs like Medicare, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and unemployment insurance. In just the Medicare program alone, fraud and mismanagement cost American taxpayers $60 billion annually. Sophisticated criminal rings - often run by foreign nationals - are perpetrating significant and unchecked fraud within hospice and home health care services. Just this week, the Trump administration announced indictments and a criminal...