DOGE’s Medicaid data dump aims to expose fraud — but privacy and legal hurdles loom
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The DOGE data will include aggregate-level information about providers, claims, and other general information, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Senior Trump administration officials have stressed that any information released will be done in accordance with federal privacy laws, in order to avoid identifying individuals or sharing private medical information.
The release comes as the Justice Department ramps up healthcare fraud enforcement, particularly targeting schemes involving Medicaid and other taxpayer-funded programs. Its healthcare fraud "strike force" now operates across 25 federal districts and has brought charges against roughly 5,000 individuals, according to information shared with Fox News Digital.
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