Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-04-16 05:55:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B36D6F37CDA7EBE214B89E4098F917BC649969BA20B6D4A9C0EDBFF2BCB6599A
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Original Note:
The 2023 OIG report uses "improper payment" to define any over or under payment to eligible beneficiaries, which represented under 1% of payments. All but $23B had been repaid at the time. SSA's post falsely implies this is a result of fraud or payments to non-beneficiaries. https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2024-08-19-ig-reports-nearly-72-billion-improperly-paid-recommended-improvements-go-unimplemented/
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