Washington, Feb. 3 -- Congressman Brett Guthrie issued the following news release:
Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, examining fraud in Medicare and Medicaid. This hearing follows the largest Department of Justice health care fraud bust in history (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-health-care-fraud-takedown-results-324-defendants-charged-connection-over-146) and the widely reported allegations of welfare fraud in states like Minnesota.
Oversight of federal health programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare, falls under the jurisdiction of Chairman Guthrie's committee. In addition to launching the investigation that led to t...