Abbott expands call for stronger anti-fraud investigations to include Texas Medicaid
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday ordered Texas state agencies to investigate potential fraud in the state’s Medicaid program, following federal findings of possible Medicaid fraud in other states under the Trump administration. In a letter to officials overseeing Medicaid, Abbott directed agencies to strengthen anti-fraud safeguards, review operations for vulnerabilities, coordinate with federal and state investigations, and report their findings and corrective plans to his office. The directive expands Abbott’s earlier push for tougher anti-fraud efforts in state programs to specifically target Texas Medicaid and aligns state actions with nationwide federal initiatives to detect and prevent Medicaid fraud.