DeSantis boasts about Medicaid fraud crackdown efforts

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: October 6, 2026

Words: 901

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared in West Palm Beach Tuesday to announce the fruits of the state’s Medicaid fraud and abuse crackdown efforts, including more than 150 referrals to the state’s attorney general’s Medicaid fraud unit to investigate and potentially prosecute.

DeSantis said the state also has restricted or suspended payments to more than 260 providers suspected of Medicaid fraud and has, since the beginning of the year, terminated 220 providers from the …

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