VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds
The Department of Veterans Affairs has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98%, reducing the amount from $7.5 billion to $608 million in five years, according to data provided to government auditors by the VA.
In a report released Tuesday, Government Accountability Office analysts said that although the VA outlays for the Community Care Program have risen from $9.5 billion in 2020 to $25 billion in 2025, the amount of improper payments have been reduced each year, from 78% of the total in 2020 to 2.4% in 2025.
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