WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
The Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act Would Save Taxpayers an Estimated $45 Billion Dollars
Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced the bipartisan Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act, which would invest in and improve the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program. HCFAC was created to combat fraud, waste, and abuse across federal health programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.
"Medicaid and Medicare are lifelines for families. To ensure they are working as intended, we have to crack down on bad actors taking a...