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The Truth About Fraud Against Medicaid

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“As my colleague Edwin Park has explained, capping federal Medicaid payments to states will likely be a key objective for the incoming administration.  To lay the groundwork for this radical cost shift, the administration and its allies can be expected to argue that the Medicaid program is riddled with fraud.  A leading proponent is Brian Blase, head of the Paragon Health Institute, who is not a fan of Medicaid.  Here’s his view, as reported in Stat:

“States are abusing federal Medicaid policy. There is an enormous amount of waste, fraud and abuse in the program.”

This narrative is simply false.  What follows are the facts about fraud against Medicaid.”

Read more at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families.

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