KENTUCKY — On this week’s “In Focus Kentucky” program, we’re highlighting efforts and updates to Medicaid in Kentucky and the nation.
During this segment, national reporter Taylor Popielarz shares details about Vice President JD Vance’s efforts aimed at eliminating fraudulent activity in the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The Trump administration will launch an audit of all 50 states’ federally funded fraud control units to determine if their Medicaid programs comply. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also imposed a six-month moratorium on new hospice and home health agency enrollments in Medicare nationwide.
You can watch the full segment in the player above.
CLICK HERE to read the FULL Vance talks Medicaid fraud – Spectrum News article.
IT & DATA SECURITY (MITIGATING THE “INSIDER THREAT”)
As seen in the TD Bank case, an employee with too much “access” can sell your customer data to syndicates.
- Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP): Employees should only have access to the specific folders and databases required for their current task.
- Access Revocation: Have a “Termination Checklist” that ensures all digital access (Email, VPN, Banking) is revoked within 60 minutes of an employee resigning or being dismissed.
- System Logs & Audit Trails: Enable “Read/Write Logging” on your server. If a customer’s data is leaked, you need to know exactly which login accessed that record and at what time.
- Encryption at Rest: Ensure that sensitive files (like your customer ID numbers or payroll spreadsheets) are encrypted so that if a staff member copies them to a USB, they cannot be read.