article_snippet: Federal agencies made $125 billion in improper payments last year, including tax credits to people who didn't qualify, Medicare payments for treatments that might not be necessary and unemployment benefits for people who were actually working, said THE REPORT released Monday.
article_snippet: The federal government sent out $125 BILLION in payments last year that The federal government shouldn't have .
article_snippet: Together, the three programs accounted for more than $93 billion in improper payments, according to the report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress. '
article_snippet: the three programs were responsible for the biggest chunk of the $125 billion wasted on improper payments in 2014: .
article_snippet: Medicare's payments to doctors and hospitals had the most improper payments, at $46 billion.
article_snippet: GAO report on $125 BILLION in improper payments in 2014 by DailyMail.com .