Re: more evidence that Vought is an idiot

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Yeah, sounds false.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:45:07 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/fact-check-medicaid-improper-payment-trump-omb-director-russell-vought-claim/?
 > 
 > "Vought said that “one out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid [payments] 
 > is improper.”
 > 
 > The official improper payment rate calculated by the Centers for 
 > Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2024 was about 5%, smaller than the 
 > 16% to 20% rate Vought described.
 > 
 > A health policy analyst and former Trump adviser said methodological 
 > shortcomings in the agency’s analysis could mean the rate is as high 
 > as 25%. Although it’s possible the rate is higher than the 5% the 
 > government reported, how much higher is speculative.
 > 
 > The statement contains an element of truth but ignores critical 
 > facts, namely the federal government’s own data. We rate the 
 > statement Mostly False."