Investigative Economics
Investigative Economics
Episode 28: The State Political Fraud Pipeline
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Episode 28: The State Political Fraud Pipeline

Egregious Medicaid Spending Anomalies Easy To Identify, Already Well Known

Egregious Medicaid Spending Anomalies Easy To Identify, Already Well Known

On Friday, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) working with Health and Human Services (HHS) released provider-level spending data for Medicaid to the public.

Maryland’s Struggle With SNAP Is With Theft, Not Agency Fraud

Maryland’s Struggle With SNAP Is With Theft, Not Agency Fraud

In 2022, the state of Maryland had a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—otherwise known as food stamps—payment error rate of 35.56 percent—the second largest in the country. The high error rate came out of nowhere as the state never saw error rates like that in the past.

The State And Local Governments Funding Political Activism

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June 18, 2025
The State And Local Governments Funding Political Activism

Earlier this year, Elon Musk stated that George Soros had “hacked the system” by getting the government to pay into the nonprofits that he created, so the government was effectively subsidizing Soros’ activism.

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