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Senate hearing on taxpayer fraud in human services spotlights hospice, Medicaid and SNAP risks
Summary
Lawmakers opened an interim hearing on preventing fraud, waste and abuse in Texas human services with testimony from policy researchers, industry groups, the OIG and AGand dozens of public commenters raising concerns about hospice licensing, consumer-directed services and new federal SNAP rules.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services convened April 9 to examine how Texas can protect taxpayer dollars and shore up program integrity across Medicaid, SNAP and other state human services programs. Chair acknowledged national cases in Minnesota and California and said the interim charge will inform new policy and oversight tools.
Policy researchers and industry witnesses told the committee Texas has important strengths but also vulnerabilities. Caitlin Finley of FGA Action warned that eligibility ‘‘self‑attestation’’ and prolonged reasonable opportunity periods (ROPs) can let in improper enrollments; she said TexasSNAP error rates near 8% translate to roughly $720 million of exposure under new federal…
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