WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo issued the following news release:
The Working Families Tax Cuts law driven by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) enacted strong safeguards in Medicaid to fight fraud and protect taxpayer money. Thanks to commonsense reforms like new work requirements for able-bodied adults, stronger verification procedures and restrictions on non-citizen enrollment, the program is on a more fiscally sustainable path, so more support is available to those who really need it.
"Wasteful and fraudulent spending is unfair to taxpayers, prevents those in need from receiving assistance and threatens the long-term stability of federal health care programs," said Crapo. "These critical reforms to roo...