A second fraud-fighting bill is headed to the House Floor.
On Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced HF2354, as amended, that would increase staffing for the state’s Medicaid fraud investigation unit in the Office of the Attorney General.
“We’re fighting fraud on all fronts this afternoon,” said bill sponsor Rep. Matt Norris (DFL-Blaine). His bill to create an Office of Inspector General was approved by the committee last week and is scheduled for House action Thursday.
The current bill would allocate funds primarily for hiring 18 new Medicaid fraud investigation unit positions: 11 investigators, three attorneys and four support staff at a cost of $1.23 million from the General Fund in Fiscal Year 2027. The amendment would eliminate future year General Fund spending beginning in Fiscal Year 2028, instead setting the base at $1.23 million from the state government…
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