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Hawaii’s fight against Medicaid fraud plagued for over a decade

Behind the verbal sparring last week between federal and state officials over policing Medicaid fraud, data shows Hawaii’s recent record on the subject is in some respects worst in the nation. The post Hawaii’s fight against Medicaid fraud plagued for over a decade appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

Hawaii attorney general defends Medicaid fraud enforcement

Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez pushed back Thursday against claims leveled a day earlier by Vice President JD Vance that the state isn’t serious about combating Medicaid fraud. “Hawaii has not ignored Medicaid fraud,” Lopez said in a statement, suggesting that Vance presented an unfair assessment of results achieved recently by the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit under the state Department of the Attorney General. The unit is largely fun…

Hawaii’s fight against Medicaid fraud plagued for over a decade | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Behind the verbal sparring last week between federal and state officials over policing Medicaid fraud, data shows Hawaii’s recent record on the subject is in some respects worst in the nation.