Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at the Healthcare District of Palm Beach County to unveil a new plan to combat fraud schemes across the state. The initiative, called the Medicaid Integrity Initiative, is designed to help identify fraud among health care providers before taxpayer money is lost.
Medicaid Integrity Initiative
The governor said the plan will focus on high-risk fraud areas and require a new verification process for providers. DeSantis stated that the current pay-and-chase model is costly, inefficient, and unfair to taxpayers.
Original reporting: WPBF West Palm Beach — read the source article.