Perry Joins White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud

Perry Joins White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Washington, D.C. — Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10), joined Vice President JD Vance and other officials this week at the White House for a roundtable with the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, whose mission is to restore the integrity of Taxpayer-funded programs. Since its establishment, the Task Force it has identified $230 billion in fraud, and has halted $56 billion in fraudulent payments. According to Vice President Vance, the Trump Administration uncovered hundreds of billions of dollars in potential fraud and “secured an additional estimated $55 billion in indictments, settlements and civil penalties.” Recent wins by the Task Force include eliminating hundreds of fraudulent hospice and home healthcare providers, cracking down on over $20 billion in fraudulent covid-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, and the prosecution of hundreds of fraudsters. The Task Force Roundtable was extremely timely, following the U.S. Department of Justice charging 19 defendants in Philadelphia in an alleged $4 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme involving home health care services that involved home health aides allegedly billing Medicaid for services while incarcerated, hospitalized, employed elsewhere, traveling overseas, or otherwise unable to provide care. Investigators identified widespread, impossible billing patterns, with one aide allegedly submitting more than 64,000 hours of work and billing over 24 hours a day more than 1,000 times - resulting in more than $1.2 million in fraudulent Medicaid payments. Prosecutors also highlighted cases where beneficiaries allegedly participated in schemes, including one case involving more than $400,000 in false claims by aides and Medicaid recipients. More than 96% of Pennsylvania personal care claims are coded as “illness unspecified,” which limits fraud detection efforts. Pennsylvania’s home care program has grown rapidly in recent years, with spending increasing from $120 million in 2018, to $8 billion in 2025. "I was honored to be asked by Vice President Vance to the table at the White House Fraud Task Force to discuss the Administration’s historic effort to crush this rampant crime. I’ve relentlessly called to stop the hemorrhaging of fraud, waste, and abuse plaguing our Nation, but also to seek justice from those who perpetrate it against the American Taxpayers,” said Congressman Perry