Welfare

Pennsylvania Welfare Fraud Robs the Truly Needy

• Megan Martin
• May 12, 2026

Originally published by the Reading Eagle. Welfare fraud is on the rise and is rampant in Pennsylvania. Nationally, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported $186 billion…

Media Hit

Massive Fraud in Pennsylvania? What We Know. [PODCAST]

• Andrew Lewis
• February 18, 2026

Could Minnesota-style fraud in Medicaid and other government programs happen in Pennsylvania? Due to bad policies at the state level, it could already be happening. On this debut episode of…

Blog

Health Care

Minnesota’s Medicaid Disaster is a Warning Pennsylvania Must Heed

• Megan Martin
• January 21, 2026

Originally published by PennLive. Minnesota’s recent Medicaid scandal—where dozens of individuals defrauded taxpayers of at least $9 billion—is a debacle that should…

Commentary

Health Care

Pennsylvania Welfare Spending & Medicaid

• May 20, 2011

Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed FY 2011-12 budget would represent the first time General Fund spending on the Department of Public Welfare would exceed that for the Department of Education.

Fact Sheet

Education

80 Ideas for a Prosperous Pennsylvania

• January 17, 2011

Pennsylvania must undergo a rapid transformation to reverse the poor policy decisions that have eroded economic freedoms and brought the state to its present condition.  To provide a roadmap for…

Report

State Budget

Welfare Fraud and Abuse

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 2, 2010

Good afternoon, my name is Elizabeth Stelle, and I am a research associate with the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, a non-partisan educational institute based in Harrisburg. Thank you…

Testimony