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Radical transparency and skin-in-the-game accountability.

The Justice Department announced the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in charges against 455 defendants in connection to over $6.5 billion in health-care fraud. It is encouraging that law enforcement uncovered one of the largest health-care fraud schemes in American history. But it is simultaneously alarming because it raises an obvious question: How much more fraud has not been uncovered? 

The answer is a lot more than most Americans realize. The federal government officially reported that it erroneously gave out at least $184 billion in improper payments last year. That amounts to roughly $1,400 per household -- more ...

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