Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Healthcare Program Enforcement Division (“HPED”) has launched investigations into dozens of Medicaid providers across Texas.
The investigations were launched by utilizing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) claims data that was released due to efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”).
The types of providers targeted include home health providers, occupational therapy providers, and entities that potentially committed fraud related to COVID-19 treatments.
Earlier this year, DOGE announced the release of federal HHS Medicaid data and publicized it on X as part of an effort to detect Medicaid fraud. Based on this data, the Office of the Attorney General has launched numerous new investigations that…
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