Cms.gov Improper Medicare fee-for-service payments were $31.46 billion in 2022, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.[1]

This is enough money to buy 5,204,207 base model Sea-Doo Spark jet skis, or about one for every 63 Americans.

[1]https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/monitoring-programs/medicare-ffs-compliance-programs/cert/additionaldata

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