WASHINGTON – The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced Tuesday that the Administration has cut wasteful improper payments by $17.6 billion dollars in 2011. The cuts included those paid for Medicare, Medicaid, Pell Grants, and Food Stamps.
The government-wide error rate for Medicare and Medicaid dropped to 4.7 percent, down from the 2010 error rate of 5.3 percent and the 2009 error rate of 5.42 percent, according to the OMB. Also, the Medicare fee-for-service error rate fell from 9.1 percent in 2010 to 8.6 percent in 2011.
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The government-wide error rate for Medicare and Medicaid dropped to 4.7 percent, down from the 2010 error rate of 5.3 percent and the 2009 error rate of 5.42 percent, according to the OMB. Also, the Medicare fee-for-service error rate fell from 9.1 percent in 2010 to 8.6 percent in 2011.
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