Lawmakers to Grade New Medicaid Anti-Fraud Strategy

Lawmakers are set to grill the head of Medicare and Medicaid on her recently rolled-out strategy to curb Medicaid fraud and abuse.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma will testify Aug. 21 before the Senate Governmental Affairs and Homeland Security Committee on her agency’s work in deterring Medicaid fraud and preventing overpayments to physicians making claims to the program.

The hearing follows up on a June report from Republicans on the committee that was highly critical of existing Medicaid anti-fraud efforts.

Medicaid fraud and abuse have been a growing focus of lawmakers on both sides of ...