CMG Investigative Teams Expose Billions in SSA Overpayment Clawbacks, Leading to SSA Review and Demand For Action From Lawmakers
This directive can after lawmakers demanded answers from the SSA – and some even calling for congressional hearings.
- This directive can after lawmakers demanded answers from the SSA – and some even calling for congressional hearings.
- In a compelling video expose, CMG investigative teams across its eight stations, in collaboration with KFF Health News (formerly Kaiser Health News), chronicled how the SSA systematically overpaid vulnerable Americans by more than $20 billion dollars, then demanded reimbursement.
- “The results of stories like this highlight the power and importance of investigative journalism,” said Marian Pittman, CMG’s EVP of Content, Product, Innovation and Research.
- “They weren’t trying to game the system; they were just playing by the rules, and it’s very unfortunate,” Carry said.