Texas Launches Probe of Medicaid Providers Using DOGE Data

The Trump administration has ramped up efforts to find health care fraudsters bilking the system for millions of dollars.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, on May 26, 2023. AP Photo/Eric Gay, File

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched investigations on April 7 into dozens of Medicaid providers in the state using data acquired through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Home health providers, occupational therapy providers, and entities that may have committed fraud related to COVID-19 treatments will be targeted in the investigation, according to Paxton.