When President Obama established the Campaign to Cut Waste back in June, it was at least the fifth such attempt undertaken by the White House since 2009 and, like its previous versions, appears to have a very dull blade when it comes to cutting spending or reducing government bloat.
As part of the campaign, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the launch this month of the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor Program and trumpeted its projected $2.1 billion in savings over five years.
While the savings are worth mentioning, $2.1 billion is tiny compared to the huge amount of waste perpetrated by federal agencies every year.
Recovery auditing was first implemented between 2005 and 2008. When HHS unveils an old program that was mandated two years ago and claims new savings for taxpayers, our reaction should be, ‘What took you so long?’”
If Obama was really serious about his “Campaign to Cut Waste,” he would demand the use of a sharper blade.
***Ed Randazzo, is a nationally syndicated author. He has been a conservative activist and consultant for over 30 years and is currently the Chief News Editor of Life and Liberty Media***
