Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer Protection Act
Sponsored By: Representative Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced
Summary
Increases the State share of Medicaid false-claims recoveries from 10 to 25 percentage points. This bill would shift a bigger slice of money recovered under state false or fraudulent claims actions to states and away from the federal government.
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- States: They would keep more of the dollars recovered from Medicaid false-claims suits brought after enactment, raising state receipts from those recoveries.
- Federal government: The federal portion of recoveries from those state lawsuits would fall, reducing federal receipts from post-enactment recoveries.
- Scope: The change applies only to amounts recovered under state actions filed on or after enactment and does not apply to actions commenced before enactment. There are no other changes to Medicaid structure, eligibility, or enforcement in this bill.
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Bigger state share of Medicaid recoveries
This bill would raise the state's share of money recovered from false Medicaid claims. The state share would increase from 10 percentage points to 25 percentage points, a 15 percentage-point rise. The change would apply only to recoveries from state actions brought on or after the date of enactment. If enacted, states would keep more of each recovery and the federal share would drop; households would see only indirect and likely small effects.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
VA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/28/2026
Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]
OR • R
Sponsored 9/28/2026
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/28/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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