Medicaid paid more than $200 million to dead people, and Trump is rewriting privacy laws to fix it

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1. Los Angeles Times

   Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that ↗ (opens Los Angeles Times)

   Published Dec 22, 2025

   Same headline from 6 more outlets

   Los Angeles Times's feed description

   The watchdog report released Tuesday said more than $207.5 million in managed care payments were made on behalf of deceased enrollees between July 2021 to July 2022.

2. Fortune

   Medicaid paid more than $200 million to dead people, and Trump is rewriting privacy laws to fix it ↗ (opens Fortune)

   Published Dec 22, 2025

   Fortune's feed description

   Can a new law fix one of Medicaid's most notorious problems?

3. Anchorage Daily News

   Medicaid inadvertently pays millions for people already dead. A new law could help fix that ↗ (opens Anchorage Daily News)

   Published Dec 22, 2025

   Anchorage Daily News's feed description

   A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died.

4. The Boston Globe

   Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that. ↗ (opens The Boston Globe)

   Published Dec 22, 2025

   The Boston Globe's feed description

   A federal watchdog found widespread improper Medicaid payments to providers for deceased beneficiaries, an issue officials say a new auditing requirement may finally help rein in.

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