Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Examining How Improper Payments Cost Taxpayers Billions and Weaken Medicare and Medicaid."

“Millions of Americans rely on Medicare and Medicaid for essential health care services. Despite the importance of these programs, both have been plagued by improper payments. In fiscal year 2023 alone, such improper payments cost Medicare $51.1 billion and Medicaid $50.3 billion,” said Chairs Rodgers and Griffith. “CMS’s fiscal responsibilities to the taxpayers are not only to correct these payment inaccuracies but also to proactively protect against waste, fraud, and abuse. This hearing will provide Members an opportunity to discuss solutions to strengthen the oversight of these programs, curtail improper payments, and ensure the most efficient use of limited resources to benefit those the programs exist to serve.” 

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing titled “Examining How Improper Payments Cost Taxpayers Billions and Weaken Medicare and Medicaid." 

WHAT: A subcommittee hearing to discuss the impacts of improper payments in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.   

DATE: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 

TIME: 10:30 AM ET 

LOCATION: 2322 Rayburn House Office Building 

WITNESSES: Witnesses will be announced and are by invitation only. 

This notice is at the direction of the Chair. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be live streamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. If you have any questions concerning the hearing, please contact Lauren Kennedy with the Committee staff at Lauren.Kennedy@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Christopher Krepich at Christopher.Krepich@mail.house.gov.