Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., called the Medicaid program “broken” and said it needed a stronger focus on fighting fraud and waste during a House subcommittee hearing in late March.
Price told lawmakers one of his agency’s top priorities will be curbing waste and abuse in Medicaid and Medicare.
President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint — which included a $70 million increase in funding for the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control program — supports HHS’ mission to tackle fraud, Price said.
Source: http://www.mcknights.com/news/with-medicaid-broken-the-fight-will-go-to-fraud-waste/article/655253/