A lot of that work happens right here in Philadelphia, the Commonwealth's largest metropolitan area. But no great progress ever happens in a silo. The Pennsylvania Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, housed in my office, received 75% of its funding from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, about 13.5 million for this current federal fiscal year. And for that, we are absolutely beyond grateful. Because if it was not for that assistance, the Medicaid Fraud Control Section here in Pennsylvania would not be doing the amazing things that it is doing. (01:52–02:08)
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