More than 30,000 Medicaid providers owe more than $1 billion in unpaid federal taxes, according to a recent investigation conducted by the Government Accountability Office at the request of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The GAO study included only seven states, which means the total number of Medicaid providers that cheat on their taxes could be considerably higher. The Subcommittee’s November 14th hearing examined the extent of the problem, as well as possible solutions.
Managing Director , Forensic Audits and Special Investigations Unit
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Commissioner, Financial Management Service
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Director, Center for Medicaid & State Operations
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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