Judges: State botched fraud case, must pay $400K in feesAUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A panel of judges has determined that Texas regulators so badly botched a Medicaid fraud investigation of a dentist that they’re responsible for paying the nearly $400,000 in legal fees the dentist incurred.The decision earlier this month by three administrative law judges was the first time the Health and Human Services Commission’s Office of Inspector General was ordered to pay a defendant’s legal fees.
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