What's Up Doge?

There were no new contract terminations or agency announcements reported from the official DOGE account on X this week, but there was still a lot of action..

Undercover Teslaing Reveals Obamacare Fraud

The main focus has been the undercover testing where a team submitted 24 fictitious applications to receive Medicaid and 23 were approved for subsidized coverage, despite false or missing documentation. This resulted in thousands of dollars per month in improper payments per case.

Also related is Minnesota’s Medicaid program experienced large-scale fraud in Housing Services. Projected costs of $2 million turned into over $300 million in payouts, due to fraudulent billing. The state has suspended payments in high-risk areas and initiated audits.

Elon Musk highlighted the GAO findings with an “!”, connecting them directly to DOGE’s focus on eliminating waste and fraud, and the official DOGE account reposted the story on Dec 8th.

Conclusion: We must use AI to build a stronger identity and income verification system, plus us AI for stricter oversight and auditing. Such measures can yield savings while preserving legitimate program benefits.