Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down $70 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down $70 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme for false claims, kickbacks, medicaid fraud. Penalty: $70 million.
Details
Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down $70 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down $70 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme in TX in 2026 involving false claims, kickbacks, medicaid fraud violations in the Healthcare General sector.
Penalty: $70 million
Violation types: False Claims, Kickbacks, Medicaid Fraud
Entity type: Healthcare Provider
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: TX
Source: Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down $70 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
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