Social Security’s ‘dead people’ and Medicare’s fraudsters: real. But stopping them won’t save the budget.

1. Gene Dodaro confirms rampant fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. 2. Pandemic fraud led to losses between $230 billion and $520 billion. 3. Federal deficit reaches $2 trillion over the past 11 months. 4. Medicare fraud enforcement has been ongoing, but savings remain minimal. 5. Accountability program was disbanded in 2015, worsening pandemic fraud.