In a report released earlier this month, the agency revealed it recovered $4.9 billion in overpayments but still has a $23 billion uncollected overpayment balance, despite repeated attempts to contact beneficiaries.
The federal agency announced Wednesday that it will review its "overpayment" process, after it was reported that it clawed back $4.7 billion of overpayments, while another $21.6 billion remains outstanding.
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