{"id":2399414,"date":"2025-02-05T17:47:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musks-doge-moves-on-to-wasteful-spending-motherlode-this-is-where-the-big-money-fraud-is-happening\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T17:50:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:50:00","slug":"elon-musks-doge-moves-on-to-wasteful-spending-motherlode-this-is-where-the-big-money-fraud-is-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musks-doge-moves-on-to-wasteful-spending-motherlode-this-is-where-the-big-money-fraud-is-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE Moves On to Wasteful Spending &#8216;Motherlode&#8217;: &#8216;This Is Where the Big Money Fraud Is Happening&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musks-doge-moves-on-to-wasteful-spending-motherlode-this-is-where-the-big-money-fraud-is-happening%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk&#8217;s aides are focusing on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) \u2063as part of their efforts to identify \u200cand eliminate waste and fraud within the \u200bfederal government. Musk leads the Department of government Efficiency (DOGE), \u2063an advisory \u2062group \u200destablished by former President Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-dems-guarding-deep-state-by-fighting-jim-jordans-new-house-panel\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro: Dems Guarding Deep State By Fighting Jim Jordan\u2019s New House Panel\">investigate federal agencies<\/a> like the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Although DOGE does not have the power to make policy changes, it provides valuable data that Trump appointees can use to enhance efficiency and combat\u200d waste.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports indicate that DOGE analysts are examining systems related to Medicare and Medicaid payments to pinpoint fraud. Musk confirmed through social media that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">significant fraud issues exist<\/a> within this area, describing it as the source of ample &#8220;money fraud.&#8221; The CMS, which administers around $1.5 trillion in benefits, is reportedly cooperating with DOGE&#8217;s analysis, taking a methodical approach to identify potential efficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>A General Accounting Office report highlighted that Medicare and\u200b Medicaid suffer significant losses due to fraud and improper payments, estimating that between $233 \u2064billion and $521 billion are wasted annually. The report mentioned \u2064that\u2062 Medicare faces about $51 billion in fraud, while Medicaid&#8217;s losses are \u200destimated at around $50 billion. This long-standing issue\u200b has been noted by \u200dthe GAO as 2018, emphasizing the ongoing need for oversight and reform within these federal programs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Going where the money is, aides to Elon Musk are now focused on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as they seek to root out waste and fraud in the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Musk is the leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-gates-launches-attack-insane-elon-musk-clearly-didnt-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, an advisory group created by President Donald Trump to launch intrusive investigations into the operations of the federal bureaucracy and agencies such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ron-paul-calls-immoral-dangerous-scheme-operated-usaid-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Agency for International Development<\/a>, which has come under fire for its free-spending ways.<\/p>\n<p>As an outside agency, DOGE does not make policy decisions but offers ammunition to Trump appointees, who then use its data to close loopholes, increase efficiency, and reduce waste.<\/p>\n<p>A report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elon-musk-doge-medicare-medicaid-fraud-e697b162?st=bCX4BA&amp;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>, citing sources it did not name, said DOGE analysts have burrowed their way into key systems that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments and contracting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/weather-reporter-pays-price-one-day-calling-elon-musk-nazi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> acknowledged the report in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887184902543577590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on social media platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, this is where the big money fraud is happening,&rdquo; Musk wrote in response to a poster who wrote, &ldquo;The motherlode is now being tapped for the first, but not the last, time. This is where the real big savings are.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yeah, this is where the big money fraud is happening <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jXqXrlKDGp\">https:\/\/t.co\/jXqXrlKDGp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887184902543577590?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Journal report said that Musk&rsquo;s analysts are &ldquo;looking at the systems&rsquo; technology as well as the spending that flows through them, with a focus on pinpointing what they consider fraud or waste.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The agency doles out about $1.5 trillion in benefits through Medicare, which covers older and disabled Americans, and Medicaid, which serves low-income Americans.<\/p>\n<p>An agency official said &ldquo;two senior agency veterans who are leading the coordination with DOGE,&rdquo; and that agency officials are &ldquo;taking a thoughtful approach to see where there may be opportunities for more effective and efficient spending in line with meeting the goals of President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DOGE has been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where they have gotten access to key payment and contracting systems.<\/p>\n<p>Who thinks the waste and fraud found will be beyond staggering?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DOGE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DOGE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump47?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump47<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Musk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Musk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tuBeu6CCNK\">pic.twitter.com\/tuBeu6CCNK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sandy (@SD73660) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SD73660\/status\/1887194581554634976?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>DOGE is given &ldquo;read-only,&rdquo; access, the Journal&rsquo;s source said, which means it cannot alter information, only view it.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-24-107660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September report<\/a> from the General Accounting Office put Medicare and Medicaid at the top of its list of agencies where fraud or improper payments were taking place.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that between $233 billion and $521 billion per year is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-history-of-corruption-a-growing-concern-as-us-military-aid-surges\/\" title=\"Ukraine\u2019s History of Corruption a Growing Concern as US Military Aid Surges\">wasted due<\/a> to fraud or improper payments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;ve been beating this drum for years. The amount of Medicaid fraud I&rsquo;ve seen first hand working in non-profit over 15 years is insane! A complete exploitation of the poor. Clean it out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?\">@DOGE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ateOvClebr\">https:\/\/t.co\/ateOvClebr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Valerie Harkins (@veeharkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/veeharkins\/status\/1887196727393787933?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-24-107660.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report estimated<\/a> that Medicare gets taken for about $51 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/inspector-general-releases-damning-report-california-whole-state-defrauding-medicaid-pay-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraud<\/a> while Medicaid fraud and improper payments cost taxpayers about $50 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that high levels of fraud and improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid have been raised by the GAO since 2018.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Musk heads the Department of Government Efficiency, an advisory group established by President Trump to conduct thorough investigations into federal operations, including agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has faced criticism for its spending practices. Although DOGE does not make policy decisions, it provides valuable data to Trump appointees aimed at closing loopholes and enhancing efficiency. A Wall Street Journal report indicated that DOGE analysts have accessed critical systems related to Medicare and Medicaid payments and contracts. Musk acknowledged this in a social media post, emphasizing that significant fraud is occurring in these areas. The agency distributes approximately $1.5 trillion in benefits through Medicare for older or disabled Americans and Medicaid for low-income individuals. An agency official mentioned that two senior veterans are coordinating with DOGE while exploring opportunities for more effective spending aligned with Trump&#8217;s goals. The Journal noted that DOGE has &#8220;read-only&#8221; access to these systems, allowing them only to view information without making changes.<\/p>\n<p>A September report from the General Accounting Office identified Medicare and Medicaid as top agencies facing fraud or improper payments, estimating annual losses between $233 billion and $521 billion due to such issues. 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