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Protecting Medicaid Requires Strong Guardrails and Accountability
Lawmakers say stronger guardrails are needed after a $16.2 million fraud settlement and $187 million in federal payment suspensions in 2026.
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Protecting Medicaid requires strong guardrails and accountability
Increasing access to Medicaid services can be appropriate and necessary, but it must be done with strong guardrails and accountability. We have seen what can happen when controls are loosened. Most recently, a treatment provider agreed to pay $16.2 million to settle allegations of fraud brought by the Department of Justice. Efforts to combat this sort of fraud have been a priority at the federal level, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid …
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Leaning Left0Leaning Right4Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Right
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- 67% of the sources lean Right
67% Right
C 33%
R 67%
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