I finally found some government waste 2!!

[Crepitus]

It's the megacorp known as United Healthcare and their portion of the privatized medicare advantage program.

$83 billion dollars in overpayments, from what I'm reading.

Sic 'em Elon!!

Unless you're too busy firing people to save $59 bucks in payroll.

MSN

 

[MisterBeale]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/unitedhealth-medicare-advantage-bombshell-exposes-83-billion-in-government-waste-6953005d

sounds good.

“Medicare spends an estimated 22 percent more for MA enrollees than it would spend if those beneficiaries were enrolled in [fee-for-service] Medicare, a difference that translates into a projected $83 billion in 2024,” MedPac revealed in its 2024 report to Congress.

MA refers to Medicare Advantage, the $455 billion program under which taxpayers cut in private health insurers as middlemen instead of insuring people directly. Fee-for-service Medicare is also known as original Medicare. . . "

Beware of the Medicare “Disadvantage” Corporate Trap – Wake Up AARP​

Beware of the Medicare "Disadvantage" Corporate Trap – Wake Up AARP - Ralph Nader

By Ralph Nader November 21, 2019 While the Democratic presidential candidates are debating full Medicare for All, giant insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare are advertising to the elderly in an attempt to lure them from Traditional Medicare (TM) to the so-called Medicare Advantage (MA) – a...

nader.org

 

[Crepitus]

Where are all the MAGA guys at?

This is real actual waste/fraud!

I found some for you, you should be thrilled.

 

[MisterBeale]

Where are all the MAGA guys at?

dunno. There's news on this.

Why is Elon Musk investigating Medicare? What he's looking to find

Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk are looking to make widespread cuts to federal agencies in the first month of Trump's presidency.

www.newsweek.com

Musk's team accesses Medicare, Medicaid records​

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-health-data-cms

I don't know about fraud TBH, but certainly we all can agree on waste and abuse?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

‘“Medicare spends an estimated 22 percent more for MA enrollees than it would spend if those beneficiaries were enrolled in [fee-for-service] Medicare, a difference that translates into a projected $83 billion in 2024,” MedPac revealed in its 2024 report to Congress.’

The government program is more efficient and less expensive than the private company.

 

[Crepitus]

dunno. There's news on this.

Why is Elon Musk investigating Medicare? What he's looking to find

Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk are looking to make widespread cuts to federal agencies in the first month of Trump's presidency.

www.newsweek.com

Musk's team accesses Medicare, Medicaid records​

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-health-data-cms

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I don't know about fraud TBH, but certainly we all can agree on waste and abuse?

Elmo is looking for individual fraud, I suspect he is a fan of corporate level fraud.

 

[MisterBeale]

Elmo is looking for individual fraud, I suspect he is a fan of corporate level fraud.

Too soon to tell.

We shall see. Not much choice on the matter.