Medicaid Program Integrity on the Agenda

Short summary

House committees hold Medicaid program integrity hearings this week with state directors from New York, California, and Minnesota defending fraud prevention efforts amid federal funding withholding. Republicans will challenge these states while praising Ohio. FDA appropriations and healthcare transparency bills are also on the legislative agenda.

• •House Energy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee holding Medicaid fraud hearing Thursday with state directors
• •CMS has withheld federal funding from some states over program integrity concerns; hearing expected to be partisan
• •Senate markup of FY 2027 appropriations including FDA bill ($7.1B, down from $7.2B request)

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