Regarding the whistleblower provision that would require a fraud suit to be taken up by the state's Attorney General, chairman of the committee, Rep. Robert Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, wanted to avoid frivolous lawsuits that could be thrust upon health care providers by private attorneys.
Rep. Robert Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, warned that some of the provisions in the Senate-passed bill -- such has allowing private citizens to sue providers for suspected Medicaid fraud -- would drive doctors and other care-givers out of Medicaid.
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