Members Debate Medicaid Program Integrity as Democrats Criticize Chairman Johnson’s Leadership of First Budget Committee Hearing

Members Debate Medicaid Program Integrity as Democrats Criticize Chairman Johnson’s Leadership of First Budget Committee Hearing

The Senate Budget Committee convened a hearing examining spending growth and fraud in the Medicaid program. The hearing follows similar activity in the House that brought together Medicaid directors from four states amid heightened scrutiny of alleged fraud risks, oversight gaps, and increasing federal enforcement actions (Impact Summary). In his first hearing as Chairman of the Budget Committee, Senator Ron… (Marceno, August 4, 2026) #Budget, #Program Integrity, #Rural Health