Washington, Oct. 15 -- Congressman David Valadao issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) supported the Helping Encourage Lawful Payments and Strengthen Transparency, Anti-fraud, Tips, and Enforcement Strategies (HELP STATES) Act by joining as an original co-sponsor. This bill would allow states to retain a larger share of the federal portion of Medicaid overpayments recovered from fraud and require those dollars to be reinvested in state efforts to prevent, detect, and combat fraud, strengthening the program for the future.
This bill was introduced by Reps. Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07), Rob Wittman (VA-01), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Young Kim (CA-40), and Rob Bresnahan (PA-08) and is part of a larger package...