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- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned Medicaid home-care payments to family members are rife with fraud because duties cannot be verified while testifying before Ways and Means Committee.
- 11 million Americans receive Medicaid home-and community-based services compensation for caring for elderly or disabled relatives.
- HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said the programs are vulnerable to misuse, noting disability advocates view the remarks as dismissive of caregivers’ work.
