Lawmakers press NC officials over Medicaid fraud, oversight concerns

During a House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform meeting, members questioned Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Dev Sangvai about Medicaid fraud investigations and agency coordination.

The hearing centered on whether the state is adequately policing a Medicaid program that now costs roughly $35 billion annually.

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State Rep. Grant Campbell, R-Cabarrus, who chaired the session, framed the issue at the outset in terms of both scale and accountability.

“We must ask: How many millions are being lost to waste, fraud, or abuse before a single case is opened? How many investigations result in convictions, settlements, or recoveries, and how long does it take to intervene once red flags appear?” Campbell said.

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