The U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget, chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), held a hearing titled 'Medicaid: The Reality,' examining the future of Medicaid, federal spending, program integrity, waste, fraud, and the impact of current funding policies. During the hearing, Brian Blase, President of the Paragon Health Institute, argued that some states and healthcare providers use financing arrangements to artificially increase federal Medicaid matching funds.

Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Jeff Merkley clashed in a heated Senate hearing over Medicaid, with Johnson alleging widespread fraud while Democrats pushed back on his claims. The…

The U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget, chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), held a hearing titled 'Medicaid: The Reality,' examining the future of Medicaid, federal spending,…