Medicaid program integrity expert Andy Schneider points out that combatting fraud requires collaboration between federal and state officials to hold bad actors accountable. CMS did not provide evidence that withholding federal matching funds from states actually reduces fraud against Medicaid.
Weaponizing Fraud Against Medicaid in California and Minnesota: Another Quarter, Another Round of DeferralsAt a July 21 press conference, CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz announced that his agency was deferring payment of $1.1 billion in federal Medicaid matching funds to California and Minnesota “pending revie...ccf.georgetown.edu