The House Energy and Commerce Committee is demanding records from 11 states as part of a widening investigation into potential Medicaid fraud. It’s just the latest sign that Washington is beginning to recognize the scale of abuse inside one of the nation’s largest entitlement programs.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is also taking a more aggressive approach toward suspected fraud, including withholding or deferring federal Medicaid payments to states while investigations are ongoing. Likewise, President Donald Trump recently named Vice President JD Vance as the administration’s anti-fraud czar.
The scrutiny is long overdue.
