Idaho AG Labrador Touts State’s Medicaid Fraud Recovery at D.C. Roundtable with VP JD Vance
Democratic attorneys general said experts from their offices were barred from the meeting, which Republicans used to discuss fraud enforcement and Medicaid data access.
- On Tuesday, Democratic attorneys general stated that expert staff from their offices were denied access to a White House anti-fraud meeting convened by Vice President JD Vance, despite having RSVP'd in advance.
- Two dozen Democratic AGs had previously declined invitations, writing to Vance that the event lacked an agenda and provided less than one business day's notice, which they claimed 'does not match the spirit of collaboration.'
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta stated, 'We won't be used as props in Vance's political performance,' while Republican Attorneys General Association executive director Adam Piper alleged some Democratic AGs 'knowingly aid and abet scams.'
- During the roundtable, Idaho Attorney General Labrador requested expanded access to federal Medicaid claims data, noting his unit recovered $361,577 in civil cases during the 2025 fiscal year.
- The administration recently announced charges against 15 people in Minnesota for alleged Medicaid schemes, while Vice President Vance stated the anti-fraud effort 'should not be a partisan effort.
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