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Chair questions OIG independence as committee seeks follow-up data
Summary
Committee chair raised concerns about the appointment structure for the MDHHS Inspector General and requested follow-up data; the inspector general said investigations are conducted independently.
Representative Wilford, chair of the Michigan House Oversight Committee on State and Local Public Assistance Programs, told the inspector general the committee wanted to examine potential structural limits on the office's independence because the inspector general is appointed by the MDHHS director.
"My concern from an oversight perspective as the chair of this committee is to address the fraud and the waste that we continue to…
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