Btw, the link you provided was for Medicaid spending and it has been reported that Medicaid had $140 billion in improper payments. The $1.3 billion was on one

Btw, the link you provided was for Medicaid spending and it has been reported that Medicaid had $140 billion in improper payments. The $1.3 billion was on one Medicare fraud investigation, not the entire fraud for the year through Medicare. Medicare and Medicaid are distinctly separate programs.