AG Labrador urges Congress to expand states’ authority to investigate Medicaid fraud

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is joining attorneys general from 16 other states in calling on Congress to pass the "STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act". The legislation that would expand states' ability to investigate and prosecute Medicaid recipient fraud.

"Every year, criminals steal billions from a program meant to protect our most vulnerable citizens by lying their way onto Medicaid rolls," said Attorney General Labrador. "Federal law currently ties investigators' hands unless the fraud comes from a provider, letting recipient fraud go unchecked."