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Vice President JD Vance said the administration will audit states’ Medicaid Fraud Control Units and threatened to “turn off” federal funding for the watchdogs if their fraud prevention efforts are found to be deficient.
The Trump administration is threatening to withhold Medicaid money from all 50 states if they do not show that they are complying with federal anti-fraud statutes. Vice President Vance told reporters Wednesday that a letter sent to states by the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general requires them to show that they
The Trump administration has issued a nationwide ultimatum, threatening to withhold Medicaid funding from all 50 states that fail to demonstrate
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that he is implementing several new fraud prevention initiatives to strengthen and build-upon long-standing efforts to fight fraud, waste, and abuse in the Ohio Medicaid system.
Vance says Maine is potentially third-worst state for fraud, criticizes Mills administration
On June 25, 2025, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a short video containing the highlights of the Medicaid Fraud Control Units (“MFCUs”) Annual Report for Fiscal ...
Mitek Systems Inc., provider of remote deposit capture and fraud-prevention technology, says revenue for fiscal 2022 grew 20% to $143.9 million from fiscal 2021’s $119.8 million. Much of the growth came from more demand for the company’s fraud-control ...
The Minnesota House on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation to create an independent office of inspector general to oversee the state’s public dollars and investigate allegations of fraud. Fraudsters have bilked hundreds of millions of dollars from state-supervised safety net programs,
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Attorney General Ashley Moody's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit was able to secure half a million dollars for the Florida Medicaid Program. According to the news release Moody's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the states of North ...