Under White House pressure, Missouri speeds up effort to find Medicaid fraud

Under White House pressure, Missouri speeds up effort to find Medicaid fraud

Takeaways Missouri is accelerating reviews of about 2,500 health providers as part of a broader effort from the Trump administration to find alleged fraud within the Medicaid system.  State officials say the process will speed up provider screening processes already required under federal law, while critics say threatening funding for Medicaid differs from fraud prevention efforts of the past.  The increased reviews come as the state prepares t…