Healey responds to fed probe into Mass. Medicaid fraud and Trump’s new Fraud Task Force
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By Tim Dunn
Published on March 17, 2026.
Gov. Maura Healey has responded to a federal probe into Medicaid fraud in Massachusetts, marking the deadline for her to provide information requested by the House Energy & Commerce Committee. Healey stated that MassHealth has strong program integrity and that her job is to ensure the best use of taxpayer dollars. This comes as the federal government begins investigating states across the country after hundreds of millions of dollars in fraud was uncovered in Minnesota. The committee highlighted recent fraud investigations and convictions related to MassHealth, including an individual on Non-Emergency Medical Transport (NEMT) fraud and money laundering for allegedly billing MassHealth over $770,000 for nearly 17,000 rides for patients seeking opioid addiction treatment.
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