Musk’s DOGE Team Mines for Fraud at Medicare, MedicaidModern Healthcare / By Riley Griffin and Madison Muller Elon Musk’s team at the Department of Government Efficiency has been on-site at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to mine key systems for examples of what they consider fraud or waste, according to a person familiar with the matter. The DOGE representatives have gained access to payment and contracting systems, according to the person, who asked not to be named discussing internal matters. They have also been working to cancel diversity, equity and inclusion-focused contracts at CMS and more broadly across the Department of Health and Human Services, the person said, including with organizations like Deloitte. Elon Musk’s team of government efficiency enforcers have been tearing through U.S. agencies, including the Treasury Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The group, run by the world’s richest person and President Donald Trump’s largest donor, says it’s trying to cut costs and staffing levels across the U.S. government. But the group’s actions are stirring up controversy among staffers, some of whom have tried to block DOGE representatives from accessing information, as well as lawsuits from unions that accuse agencies of illegally letting their members’ information be shared with DOGE. On Tuesday, USAID said most of its 10,000 employees will be placed on administrative leave starting Friday… |