States must check their Medicaid programs for fraud each year.
H.R. 10636 — Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act · Filed by Michael Rulli (R-OH) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 28, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill tells every state to look for fraud and waste in Medicaid each year. States must find problems and make plans to fix them within 90 days. States must tell the federal government what they find. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must write rules by January 2027. The Secretary must also tell Congress what the nation finds.
Who it affects
Medicaid recipients and taxpayers benefit when fraud and waste go down. States must do the work and pay for it. Managed care companies that run Medicaid plans must be part of the checks.
One thing to notice
The bill says a new federal system must start by October 1, 2029. The bill does not explain what that system is or how much it will cost.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 6 Republicans.
- Sep 28, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 28, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Medicaid — A federal program that pays for health care for people with low income.
- Secretary of Health and Human Services — The federal official in charge of health and welfare programs.
- managed care companies — Private companies hired to run parts of Medicaid for a state.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,459 characters) on Sep 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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