Greg Abbott: “It provides third parties. It's called a ketam.”

“And so we came up with a new enforcement mechanism, an enforcement mechanism, by the way, that's been around since the entirety of the United States of America. And that is It provides third parties. It's called a ketam. Just to get into details, it's called a ketam lawsuit, where it provides third parties. The enforcement power is used in Medicaid and Medicare claims, used in any type of false claims act against the federal government.” (09:39–09:43)

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