"I will prosecute providers who defraud Medicaid and steal health care funding from our most vulnerable."

As the ranking Democratic member on the House Budget Committee, I led the fight against Governor Blunt's shortsighted Medicaid cuts and have been a champion for ensuring that all Missourians have access to quality health care. I will continue that commitment as attorney general by prosecuting providers who defraud Medicaid. Medicaid fraud is a serious crime that harms patients' quality of care and reduces funding for needed services. The Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit conducts fraud and abuse investigations on health care providers receiving payments from the Medicaid program. The unit has recovered over $80 million since its inception. I will build on the success of the unit by calling for increased penalties for violators and encouraging individuals to report fraud under Missouri's new whistleblower statute.