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• of at the time in that uh in that report of at the time in that uh in that report it<00:03:57.360
• Um there's a lot of understand fraud.
• Um, but there's a lot of fraud.
• Um, but there's a lot of fraud.
• Uh but the but there's a lot of fraud.

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Summary: The committee approved the minutes unanimously and then heard extended testimony from Senator Jimmy Higdon, who reflected on Kentucky’s 2011 childhood obesity task force and said the state’s childhood obesity problem has worsened since then. He described prior recommendations from that task force, including more physical education, nutrition education, classroom-based physical activity, complete streets, bike lanes, sidewalks, and safe routes to school. Higdon also argued that government programs have contributed to obesity and drug abuse, focusing especially on SNAP and Medicaid, and said he has long advocated for a waiver to distribute SNAP benefits twice a month rather than once a month. Higdon said SNAP fraud and abuse are significant, claiming some recipients sell benefits and some retailers bend the rules on eligible purchases. He also said spreading benefits through the month could help families keep fresh food in the home and stabilize grocery store business, especially in food deserts and rural areas. In response to questions, he said he would not support allowing hot prepared foods under SNAP, though he said a grocery-store produce incentive similar to the farmers market match could be beneficial if structured separately. He also said the WIC program is a model for how SNAP could be better administered. Members thanked Higdon for his service and discussed whether the issue is food insecurity or poor nutrition. Senator Douglas emphasized adding stronger guardrails to nutrition-related programs, and Representative Proctor asked about the challenges of operating grocery stores in rural areas and food deserts. Higdon said independent grocers face thin margins, competition, and cyclical market pressures, and that SNAP distribution patterns can worsen those challenges. After Higdon’s testimony, the committee heard from Ann Cressilious, a registered dietitian with the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who began a presentation on the profession and on efforts to improve nutrition and access to nutrition information in Kentucky.

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• The clerk will report the bill.
• The clerk will report the amendment.
• The clerk will report the amendment.
• The clerk will report the amendment.
• And that is a fraud, just like other public benefits fraud.

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• Clerk will report the title of the bill. Clerk will report the title of the bill.
• The Clerk will report the title.
• The Clerk will report the title.
• Medicare Advantage fraud right now. Medicare Advantage fraud right now.
• and fraud.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Reports of standing committees.
• We'll read the report. Mr.
• care. ...were as vociferous about the fraud in medical care, the fraud in food supplies.
• Many reports have the whole public outraged at the waste, fraud, and abuse in the program, which shows
• Many reports that have the whole of the public outraged at the waste, fraud, and abuse in the program

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The chief clerk needs to report the bill.
• <00:03:29.360> changes<00:03:29.680> in licenses to report changes in licenses to report
• <00:03:39.760> Um must report issues to regulators. Um must report issues to regulators.
• chief clerk will report the amendment. chief clerk will report the amendment.
• we could have fixed this uh the fraud we could have fixed this uh the fraud that<00:06:33.440>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 4188, the commerce omnibus policy bill, was presented as a consumer-protection measure covering several areas: a statewide ban on crypto ATMs/kiosks beginning August 1, 2026; new recordkeeping and complaint-handling requirements; student loan borrower protections; restrictions on deceptive insurance advertising and insurance lead generators; bullion dealer jurisdiction clarifications; appraisal and appraisal management reporting requirements; scrap metal transaction tracking; collection agency clarifications; and unclaimed property improvements. The bill author said the overall goal was to address real consumer harm, especially scams and transparency issues. Representative O'Driscoll urged adoption of the A3 amendment, explaining that it removed tax provisions that had come late in the process and could be handled in the tax bill instead. The amendment was adopted without objection. During floor debate on the bill, Representative Roach opposed the crypto kiosk ban, saying the state could regulate fraud without eliminating the machines entirely. Representative O'Driscoll defended the ban as necessary to protect older and vulnerable Minnesotans from scam tactics, and Representative McDonald raised concerns about a separate scrap metal licensing provision and a $500 late fee, which Representative Holland said had been recommended by the Department of Commerce. After discussion, the bill author reiterated support for the measure and thanked committee and staff members. The House then took a roll call vote and passed House File 4188 as amended by a vote of 122-12, with its title agreed to.

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• Frankly, your own staff report reflects that.
• The idea that voter fraud is a widespread problem has been debunked time and again by courts.
• DeMaio, and thank you for this very long report from the Transparency Foundation.
• , there is evidence of voter fraud.
• Without a shred of evidence that voter fraud is a significant problem.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• that are driving and have driven up the cost of insurance. 3, to identify ways to eliminate waste and fraud
• TDI's fraud unit protects Texans from insurance fraud and enforces the Texas insurance laws.
• The unit investigates insurance fraud such as agent, employee, or health claim fraud.
• The unit also prosecutes fraud in 5 counties within, with TDI embedded prosecutors that are deputized
• And we know of the abuses we talked in the opening about waste and fraud, etc.

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• So that's what this report details, and this was a required report that DMS submits to CMS.
• So that's what this report details, and this was a required report that DMS submits to CMS.
• that they they're supposed to report that they they're supposed to report back<00:37:46.400>
• Some of that's in that report.
• Some of that's in that report.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:00 Introduction of Board Members – 00:02:04 Overview of the Purpose and Goals of the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board – 00:12:46 Medicaid Legislative Update - 00:20:26 Discussion of Next Steps and Future Meeting Dates – 01:04:06 Adjournment – 01:06:37, 958, all

Summary: The first meeting of the Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board opened with Chair Ken Fleming and Co-Chair Rocky Adams welcoming members, explaining the board’s purpose, and introducing the diverse membership of legislators, providers, advocates, and state officials. Fleming said the board would meet monthly, allow public comment at the end of meetings, and operate transparently with materials posted online and distributed in advance. Both chairs emphasized that the board’s work would focus on improving Medicaid outcomes, efficiency, and oversight, while preparing for possible federal changes and avoiding premature assumptions about what Congress may do. Members then gave brief introductions describing their backgrounds in medicine, nursing, hospital administration, behavioral health, insurance, budgeting, pharmacy, and Medicaid administration. Several noted direct experience with Medicaid populations or managed care, including the Department for Medicaid Services commissioner, health plan representatives, hospital and clinic leaders, and legislators with health care backgrounds. The board also heard from Stephanie Bates of the LRC Office of Health Data Analytics, who said her office supports the General Assembly with health-related data, policy, and research and would serve as a resource to the board. Bates then began a presentation on Medicaid basics, explaining that House Bill 695 created the board and that the presentation would cover eligibility, enrollment, covered benefits, waivers, managed care, the budget, and the federal reconciliation bill. She described Medicaid eligibility as complex, noted that Kentucky had more than 1.4 million enrollees, and explained enrollment churn and the unwinding of pandemic-era continuous coverage. She also outlined mandatory and optional Medicaid benefits, the requirement that services be medically necessary and provided by enrolled providers, and the main waiver types used in Kentucky, including 1115, 1915(b), and 1915(c) waivers. No votes or formal actions were taken at this meeting beyond organizational setup and receiving the initial informational presentation.

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• With Jolanda Jones and others for this report. For members, any questions?
• And we see a lot of... ...potential fraud.
• The chair moves that House Bill 3185 be reported.
• The chair moves that House Bill 3463 be reported to the full Senate.
• HB 1828 will be reported to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation.

Bills: HB75, HB108

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees, 1185, senate, all

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• Do you mean by the fraud?
• So, uh, I appreciate one is team fraud.
• I do just want to us are are teen fraud.
• They want inspection reports ideology.
• Summary data misunderstand the reports.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• admit that this is not waste or fraud. admit that this is not waste or fraud.
• wing, major command, direct reporting wing, major command, direct reporting unit,<00:50:33.040><
• The clerk will report the resolution. The clerk will report the resolution.
• dollars to to fraud and waste and abuse. dollars to to fraud and waste and abuse.
• The MedPAC report basically shows hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars of waste and fraud because

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It was staff who reported it.
• We do have an insurance and fraud and auto theft prevention program.
• To spend dollars on preventing the fraud, it seems like they have to let them go.
• The tribe never reported it. The vendor said, "I never got paid.
• Indian Affairs was asleep at the wheel and never reported it.

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• Section 4 authorizes the cabinet to move forward with an 1115 community engagement waiver and report
• waiver and report back on progress<00:10:28.200> that's<00:10:28.360> all<00:10:28.519
• seven days following a standing committee's report that a bill should pass.
• It will be reported with favorable expression and would pass on the floor. Thank you very much.
• It will be reported with favorable expression and should pass on the floor.

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 537 Discussion 00:01:30 HB 537 Vote 00:05:15 HB 695 Discussion 00:07:00 HB 695 Vote 00:23:15 HJR 31 Discussion 00:27:40 HJR 31 Vote 00:29:55, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 537, as amended by PHS 1, which was described as a technical measure needed to ensure Kentucky can receive opioid settlement funds despite changes in bankruptcy court orders. The sponsor and Attorney General’s office explained that the bill does not change the settlement formula or substantive terms, but adjusts the mechanism for receiving the money. After brief discussion, the committee adopted PHS 1 and then passed HB 537 out favorably on a 17-0 vote, with one member recording attendance after arriving late. The committee then considered House Bill 695, also amended by PHS 1, a Medicaid stabilization bill. The sponsor said the measure is intended to hold the program steady while the legislature gathers more information and awaits work by a future Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board. The bill would limit new waivers, state plan amendments, and coverage expansions; require reporting and record retention; create a Kentucky Medicaid Pharmaceutical Rebate Fund; direct certain behavioral health and managed care changes; and include an emergency clause. Members raised questions about the rebate fund, work requirements, and whether the bill could affect coverage or funding, while supporters emphasized transparency, data collection, and preventing new expansions until oversight is in place. Several members spoke in favor of the bill’s goals but expressed caution about micromanaging a complex program and about possible unintended consequences for beneficiaries. Representative Fleming stressed the need for stronger oversight and noted the potential fiscal impact of federal Medicaid changes. Representative Stevenson voted pass, saying the committee should let the new oversight board handle the issue, and Representative Gentry also passed, citing concern about overreach and the burden of data collection. The committee ultimately reported HB 695 favorably on a 16-1 vote with three pass votes. Afterward, members recorded additional yes votes on HB 537 for the record.

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• And when I say misconduct, it's fraud. It's fraud on the worker.
• And when I say misconduct, it's fraud. It's fraud on the worker.
• federal EEOC pay data report, and our reporting framework is modeled after that.
• The report noted several technical ways these pay data reports can be improved to ensure higher-quality
• Or when my client approved a new direct report, she learned that her male peers and those... ...reporting

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker rights, workplace technology, pay equity, and retail/self-checkout standards. SB 703 would require ports to collect and report information on trucking companies to help identify worker misclassification in the port trucking industry; supporters, including Teamsters and the California Labor Federation, said better data is needed for enforcement, while trucking and retail groups said they were working with the author and expected to remove opposition after amendments. The bill passed 5-0 and was re-referred to Transportation. The committee also approved a consent calendar of other measures. SB 294, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, would require the Labor Commissioner to create a template for annual employer notices about workers’ labor and civil rights, including emergency contact notification if a worker is detained or arrested. Supporters said the bill would help workers understand their rights amid federal rollbacks and weak enforcement; the California Restaurant Association opposed it. SB 7 would require notice and human review before employers use automated decision-making systems for discipline or termination, and would bar predictive use of such systems for employment actions. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or opaque algorithmic management, while HR, chamber, retail, and local government groups raised concerns about breadth, notice burdens, and small-business impacts. Both bills passed 5-0 to their next committees. The committee also advanced SB 238, which would require disclosure about workplace surveillance and AI monitoring tools, and SB 442, which sets staffing and operational standards for self-checkout, including at least one staffed lane, one employee dedicated to monitoring self-checkout, item restrictions, and a 15-item limit sign. Supporters argued both bills improve transparency, safety, and worker protections; opponents warned SB 238 could expose security practices and SB 442 could raise costs and create preemption issues. SB 464 would expand state pay-data reporting to better capture public-sector workforce demographics in line with reparations and pay-equity goals, and SB 642 would strengthen the Equal Pay Act by extending recovery periods, clarifying wage definitions, and updating pay-scale language. SB 464 and SB 642 also passed, with some opposition from county and business groups over scope and retroactivity. All measures taken up in the hearing were approved by committee, generally on 5-0 votes, and re-referred to the appropriate policy or fiscal committees.

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• ONE, IT REQUIRES MANDATORY FRAUD WARNINGS OUTLINED ON PAGE 3.
• THIS WILL PUT A BIG FRAUD WARNING BASICALLY.
• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS.
• SHOW HB 504 TO BE REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• MEMBERS WILL NOW TAKE UP HB, I'M SORRY IT WAS HB 505 REPORTED FAVORABLY.

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• <00:03:48.080> of<00:03:48.239> setting quarterly reporting of setting quarterly reporting
• Was there some fraud issues with some of this?
• Was there some fraud issues with some of this?
• But was there some fraud issues with some of this?
• <00:57:22.680> with conversations in regards to fraud with conversations in regards to fraud

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But like other areas with public benefits fraud, where there's an expansion of benefits and services,
• Just on Monday in the House Fraud Prevention Committee, House Fraud Prevention and Government Oversight
• And like other areas of fraud, the abusive practices of targeting vulnerable vets and their families
• But with an expansion of benefits comes an opportunity for both fraud and prosecution.
• We have seen a fraud alert from the Attorney General in the fall.

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• More often than not, efforts to consolidate power over elections begin with false claims of fraud or
• allegations of fraud within the election<00:09:18.560> system.
• false claims of fraud or criminal activity. activity. activity.
• , which then become the basis for fraud, which then become the basis for tilting<00:10:19.440> the
• by false claims of rampant voter fraud. by false claims of rampant voter fraud.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Texas law requires that attorneys who receive court appointments report their caseloads.
• contraband to include property linked to serious crimes, including human trafficking, health care fraud
• But what this would do is it would expand that to health care fraud..."
• We're finding things on credit reports. It's popping up everywhere.
• We also have fraud, the financial crimes in Title VII, where they're using credit cards of the victim

Bills: HB115

Keywords: public funds, lobbying, political subdivision, government spending, transparency, HB 115, taxpayer-funded lobbying, local government lobbying, county association dues, municipal lobbying, lobbyist registration, Chapter 305, Government Code Section 556.0056, Local Government Code Section 89.002, county government, city government, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, state association of counties, sheriffs association

Summary: The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence reconvened with a quorum present and announced it would likely not vote that night because of confusion over the bill list; members were told a definitive list would be circulated the next morning and a formal meeting would be scheduled later. The chair then heard a series of bills, generally taking testimony and leaving each pending without action. House Bill 1847 would set maximum caseload standards for private attorneys handling indigent criminal appointments through the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; House Bill 2417 would expand compensation eligibility for some wrongfully imprisoned people; House Bill 2813 would require earlier and more specific victim notice of scheduled court proceedings; and House Bill 2309 would expand state and local authority in certain civil asset forfeiture cases involving human trafficking, health care fraud, and organized crime. Each bill was laid out by its author or a member, with no opposition witnesses registered, and each was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 4733, which would require sealing records for people acquitted of charges when they were not convicted on the related allegation; House Bill 2328, which would modernize expunction service by encouraging electronic notice, setting a standardized fee when electronic service is unavailable, extending clerk retention of expunction orders, and preserving certain mental health commitment orders; and House Bill 115, which would revise Texas’s “junk science” post-conviction writ law by providing counsel, changing the relief standard, requiring written decisions, and easing procedural barriers. Testimony on HB 2328 was mixed: county clerks supported the bill as a cost-saving modernization, while legal advocates warned that permanent retention of expunction orders could undermine true expunction and create privacy risks. HB 115 drew support from innocence and defense organizations, with some concern about a provision affecting subsequent writs. All were left pending after testimony. Later, the committee heard House Bill 2046, which would allow affirmative family-violence findings for any Penal Code offense rather than only Title V offenses; testimony from a Dallas County prosecutor and a committee member emphasized that family violence can involve arson, burglary, fraud, and other non-Title V conduct, and the bill was left pending. House Bill 1765 would tighten restrictions on no-knock warrants by requiring higher-level approval, judicial review, and identifiable officers; members discussed the dangers highlighted by the Harding Street raid and similar incidents, and the bill was also left pending. The meeting ended with the chair noting that some bills had been removed from the agenda at the author’s request and that members should be prepared to finalize the vote list the next day.

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• This requires DHS to share suspected fraud reports from a managed care provider across all Medicaid managed
• <00:14:39.200> come<00:14:39.520> from<00:14:40.000> a fraud reports from that
• that come from a fraud reports from that that come from a managed<00:14:40.520> care<00:14:40.720
• Let's use the suspects suspects fraud.
• in regards to has there been a report? in regards to has there been a report?

Bills: HF4712, HF4801, HF3756, HF4860, HF4931, HF4289, HF4460

Keywords: residential pools, swimming classes, certification, private business, health safety, health care, prior authorization, managed care, medical assistance, mental health, substance use treatment, chronic conditions, health insurance, insulin, healthcare access, pharmacy regulations, patient assistance, affordable medication, healthcare, pharmacy

Summary: The committee met at 1:00 p.m., confirmed a quorum, and approved the April 8, 2026 minutes. The first bill heard was House File 4712, which was laid over after the committee adopted a DE2 amendment. Representative Schultz said the bill would create a narrow additional exception to public pool limitations so highly certified swimming instructors could use certain pools for specialized infant, youth, and developmental-disability swim instruction. The only testifier, Tessa Seppelt, described ISR instruction as water-safety and drowning-prevention training for very young children and children with developmental delays, and said access to appropriate facilities is the main barrier. Members raised questions about emergency egress, public safety, and insurance coverage, and the author said he would follow up on those concerns. The committee then took up House File 4801, a bill by Representative Nadeau aimed at health care program integrity. He said it would align commercial and Medicaid partners to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse by changing prior authorization and retrospective review processes, improving data sharing on suspected fraud, addressing conflicting or duplicative services, allowing managed care organizations to verify provider credentials, and making risk corridors in MCO contracts permanent. The Minnesota Council of Health Plans supported the bill, saying it would help detect fraud and improve coordination, while the Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics opposed it, arguing that expanded prior authorization would delay care, increase physician burden, and harm children with chronic conditions. Members debated patient safety, fraud detection, and whether the bill would undermine recent prior-authorization reforms. The bill was laid over. House File 3756, a technical update to the insulin safety net program, was also laid over. Representative Backer said the bill clarifies that a hospital-use intravenous insulin product is not part of the program because it is sold only to health care institutions and infused by practitioners, not dispensed to patients for self-use. The Board of Pharmacy testified that the language was drafted to avoid affecting future legitimate uses, and members asked whether the definition could limit new uses if treatments change. The committee then began House File 4860, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s presentation is completed.