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House Energy and Commerce Committee, O&I Subcommittee “Protecting Patients and Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars: The Role of CMS in Combatting Medicare and Medicaid Fraud”
The undersigned national organizations represent people with mental health and substance use disorders, family members, mental health and addiction providers, advocates, and other stakeholders who recognize the importance of efforts to maintain program integrity for Medicaid and all programs funded at taxpayer expense. Claims of fraud, waste, abuse, or improper payments should always be investigated, but broadly undermining the Medicaid program does not address these and only harms Americans, particularly those with mental health and substance use disorders. We urge Congress not to make further cuts to Medicaid, which will harm individuals who depend on lifesaving care.