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Committee advances change to Medicaid fraud recovery fund to stabilize enforcement funding
Summary
Senate Bill 24, amended to change the effective date, would redirect state shares of Medicaid recoveries into a dedicated fund up to a $20 million cap to ensure long-term funding for the attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and LDH program integrity work; the committee reported the bill favorable as amended.
The House Appropriations Committee reported Senate Bill 24 favorable as amended after Attorney General staff described the proposal as a method to stabilize funding for Medicaid fraud enforcement and program integrity.
Matthew Stafford, director of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, explained the fund’s…
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