Locanna, a Democrat, was on the receiver of tongue lighting from CNBC host Joe Kernel on Thursday after calling Medicare and Social Security “efficient.”

President Donald Trump appointed Leland Dudeck, head of the Social Security Agency’s anti-combust office, on February 18, to represent the agency after Michelle King resigned after a clash with a DOGE employee. Kernen said he pointed out that reducing “fraud, waste and abuse” was a “bipartisan” issue. post X encourages Kanna to follow the program. (Related: “It’s important”: MSNBC anchor jaw hits the floor.

“Yeah, there are certain things that aren’t inefficient. Medicare, Social Security,” Kanna said.

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“Medicare isn’t ine, Carnan continued. “And I’m not saying it’s Medicare’s fault. It’s inevitable. Look around and see how Medicare has been discovered by people who benefit from it and Medicaid. I think the benefits of Medicare are one of the things we’re talking about.

Over the years, many notable cases of Medicare scams have emerged. This could lead to a program falling to more than $1 billion between 2007 and 2010 due to two Puerto Rico-based health plans. Last year, a hospital run by James Biden, a brother to former President Joe Biden, was investigated for fraud and Medicare kickback schemes.

July 2023 audit The Social Security database showed that nearly 19 million people born before 1920 had no list of death information. August 2024 audit The SSA has made at least $72 billion inappropriate payments, but has shown that improvements have not been implemented from office inspectors.

Doge’s actions to eliminate waste and fraud while reducing the size and scope of the federal government have been challenged in court, with federal judges recently blocking agencies from reviewing social security data to reveal fraud. Other courts allow Doge to make its efforts.

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