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House passes bill adjusting state’s Medicaid fraud recovery procedures; sponsors say it clarifies state position
Summary
The Louisiana House on May 6 approved a bill intended to alter how the state pursues and shares recoveries from Medicaid‑fraud cases; the sponsor said the change would increase the state’s share of recoveries and align procedures with federal practice.
House Bill 560, presented May 6 by Representative Tanner Egan, passed the Louisiana House after extended floor questions about scope and impact. Egan said the bill, requested by the attorney general’s office, ‘‘is a cleanup bill or more correctly, a correcting bill’’ that changes procedures related to prosecution, investigation and recovery in cases identifying fraud against medical-assistance programs.
Egan told the House the change would put the state in a position to retain a larger share of recoveries from successful Medicaid-fraud actions, saying the state would…
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