Ashley Moody Unveils 3 Anti-Fraud Bills After Task Force Recovers $160 Billion

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 28

Florida Sen. Ashley Moody has rolled out three anti-fraud measures, including bills to widen Medicaid fraud probes, stiffen health-care fraud penalties and block fake identities from collecting federal student aid.
The push aligns with Vice President JD Vance’s White House anti-fraud effort, which he said has already recovered $160 billion and is targeting schemes from Medicare fraud in Minnesota to fake hospice centers in Los Angeles.
Moody said her proposals would give prosecutors and state attorneys general more tools to pursue scammers, drawing on work she previously did as a prosecutor, judge and Florida attorney general.
The legislation also gives Senate Republicans a chance to show action on an issue the report says involves billions in federal losses and has become a broader political test for Congress.

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