Fraud prevention capabilities were slashed under Biden’s Medicare and Medicaid agency: Congressional report

Published September 29, 2026 12:42pm ET | Updated September 29, 2026 12:42pm ET



Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services slashed its capacity to prevent fraud at the same time that program utilization and spending increased, according to the findings of a congressional report shared with the Washington Examiner.

The 87-page report, released Tuesday by Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, examined fraud trends over the past several years in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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