{
  "id": 149025,
  "title": "Medicaid Fraud, Impact of Upcoming Cuts in the Spotlight at Senate Hearing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/medicaid-fraud-impact-of-upcoming-cuts-in-the-spotlight-at-senate",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-04T21:34:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicaid/122489"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At a Senate Budget Committee hearing focused on the Medicaid program, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families about whether states should face repercussions for allowing ineligible individuals to remain enrolled in Medicaid. Georgetown University's Andy Schneider argued that he did not believe states were cheating the system, prompting Kennedy's sharp rebuke. Other witnesses presented contrasting views, with some asserting significant Medicaid fraud costs and others emphasizing the need to prioritize vulnerable populations. Democrats discussed the impending funding cuts outlined in H.R. 1, the bill that reduced Medicaid funding by $1 trillion over ten years, leading to hospital and clinic closures across the country. The work requirements for the ACA Medicaid expansion portion of Medicaid were also scrutinized, with critics arguing that the new rules would disproportionately impact those facing significant health challenges. Concerns were raised about New York State's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit's ineffectiveness compared to other states, and Sen. Patty Murray urged her Republican colleagues to condemn President Trump for pardons granted to individuals convicted of Medicaid fraud.",
  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- At a Senate Budget Committee hearing about the Medicaid program, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked Andy Schneider, of Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families, whether states should be punished for cheating the...",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/trump-administration-is-withholding-more-than-1b-in-medicaid-funds",
        "published": "2026-08-03T12:30:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/stat-as-trump-administration-pushes-court-ordered-mental-health-care",
        "published": "2026-08-04T08:30:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}