Know of any Medicaid fraud? Bill would allow Mainers to sue bilkers
AUGUSTA, Maine — A proposed bill would enable Mainers who believe a Medicaid provider or recipient is defrauding the program to sue them to recover money for the state and get a cash award from the court for filing the lawsuit.
“Other states have this plus the federal government has it,” said Rep. Jeffery Gifford, R-Lincoln, sponsor of the bill. “It’s a bill I felt was needed to be put in.”
He said allowing a citizen to take legal action to stop fraud has a long history. He said the measure would be one more tool to stop fraud in the huge Medicaid program.
In Maine, the Medicaid program is called MaineCare. The federal government pays for roughly two-thirds of the program and a third is paid by the state.
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