As Congress considers ways to help pay for extending tax cuts, some lawmakers have suggested that hundreds of billions of dollars in federal savings could be achieved by addressing fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicaid program.
At 12 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 24, three experts join Health Wonk Shop series moderator Larry Levitt in an hour-long discussion designed to unpack claims about fraud and abuse and put them in a larger context. The event will address such questions as: How do state Medicaid programs ensure program integrity and what does it take to go after fraud? What are the trade-offs? How substantial is fraud and abuse relative to total Medicaid spending? How do fraud and abuse relate to improper payments?
Larry Levitt, Executive Vice President for Health Policy, KFF
Panelists
Christi Grimm, Former Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Cheryl Roberts, J.D., Agency Director, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
Timothy Hill, Senior Vice President, Health, American Institutes for Research, and Commissioner, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.
KFF’s virtual Health Wonk Shop series features in-depth policy discussions with experts that go beyond the news headlines to provide greater insights, including an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.
Also, visit KFF’s Medicaid Watch page for policy research, polling, and news about the Medicaid financing debate and related issues.
