Originally published: . Volume 9, No. 4. Source pages: 5.
AG Seeks to Ramp Up Medicaid Fraud Prosecutions
In a March 29 press release the Attorney General, Jeff Landry, asked congress to expand the authority of Medicaid Fraud Control Units to “be able to go after Medicaid patient abuse in non- institutional settings.”
The AG joined 48 other state Attorneys General in a letter supporting new legislation to expand the Units, U.S. House Resolution 3891, “a proposal to permit MFCU/s to detect, investigate, and prosecute Medicaid patient abuse.”
According to the release, Landry said, “Those involved in Medicaid welfare fraud, either recipient fraud or provider fraud, must be brought to justice.”
“We commend this bipartisan Resolution that will assist us in ramping up our efforts to protect Louisiana citizens.”
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