CMS Medicaid Chief Open To Incentivizing State Auditors To Crack Down On Improper Payments

Another health official from the Biden administration has expressed interest in incentivizing states to conduct more Medicaid audits -- an idea floated by a key Republican on the House Energy & Commerce Committee as part of broader congressional efforts to crack down on fraud and waste in public health insurance programs. During Tuesday's (April 30) health panel hearing on Medicaid access, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) -- who chairs the E&C oversight and investigations subcommittee -- suggested that states could share...