It’s no secret that President Donald Trump is waging a war on fraud. But what no one’s talking about is that Congress has the unique opportunity to help the administration win this war.That’s the most important part of the skinny reconciliation bill that congressional Republicans are preparing to pass. While the bill is largely focused on immigration enforcement, especially the continued and long-overdue crackdown on illegal immigration, it also doubles down on the president’s campaign against the countless thieves who are stealing from welfare programs. This deserves far more attention, given the scope and scale of welfare fraud.All told, the Republican bill devotes nearly $1.5 billion to the Department of Justice in large part to tackle fraud. That’s a small price to pay at a time when taxpayers have lost at least $100 billion each year to fraud in Medicaid alone. More than one out of every four dollars spent on the program is wrongly spent. In food stamps, more than one in every 10 dollars spent on the program is improper. This isn’t a minor problem in a couple of programs. It’s a systemic crisis across virtually the entire welfare state.
I DEFENDED MY PHARMACY FROM A ROBBER. PROTECTING MEDICAID AGAINST FRAUDSTERS IS EVEN HARDER
