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MAP Act would expand Medicaid fraud unit staffing and subpoena powers; committee sends bill to judiciary
Summary
House File 2,354 (MAP Act) would add staff to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, align subpoena authority with county attorneys for financial records and raise penalties for large-scale medical-assistance fraud. The committee voted to re-refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee.
House File 2,354, titled the MAP Act in committee testimony, was presented March 27 to expand the Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit's capacity and tools. Nick Wanke (recorded in the transcript as the unit director) told the committee the unit — funded largely by a federal grant that covers 75% of costs and subject to federal program limitations — currently employs 32 people and has recovered and secured restitution totaling approximately $53 million over the last five years. The unit asked the state to fund additional…
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