LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Stayton, is once again urging the Oregon Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to investigate reports of Medicaid fraud and mismanagement across the state.
His requisition comes three days after the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter to Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, and ODHS Director Lisel Wendt, demanding information “related to program integrity and fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA)” in Oregon’s Medicaid program, also known as the Oregon Health Plan.
The letter was sent in response to recent investigations into Medicaid fraud in other states, including Minnesota. The committee informed Kotek and Wendt that they are examining Oregon’s Medicaid program, among other states, to rule out FWA.
The committee informed the governor and Wendt that they found “recent fraud investigations and…
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