Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Every year, a $100,000,000,000 is stolen from taxpayers like you”
TRUE
What the record shows
CMS reports combined Medicare and Medicaid improper payments of approximately $94.1 billion in FY 2025 ($56.7B Medicare + $37.4B Medicaid). However, improper payments include administrative errors and insufficient documentation, not just fraud.
Sources
- The Truth about Fraud Against Medicaid – Center For Children and Families
- Medicare and Medicaid Payments to Providers Are at Risk of Diversion Through Electronic Funds Transfer Fraud Schemes | Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Examining how Improper Payments Cost Taxpayers ...
- Medicare Program Integrity and Efforts to Root Out Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse | KFF
- U.S. GAO - Medicare and Medicaid: Additional Actions Needed to Enhance Program Integrity and Save Billions
- OIG Oversight of Medicaid Fraud Control Units | Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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