Attorney General Madigan Joins Other States Asking Congress to Improve Illinois’ Ability to Combat Abuse & Neglect of Medicaid Patients

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2018

By: Rosemary Piser

Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined 49 other state and territory Attorneys Generals sending a letter to U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg, R-Mich., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., in support of their legislation, H.R. 3891. This proposed legislation would expand the authority of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) to detect, investigate and prosecute Medicaid patient abuse in non-institutional settings.

The legislation as a…