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Kevin Hern: “Oklahoma's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit concluded Operation…”

Featuring: Kevin Hern, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 1st Congressional District

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Rep. Hern Questions Witnesses on Rampant Medicare Fraud in Ways & Means Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 03:20

So, so that is what will happen to a good provider. They will be on the hook. So Oklahoma's taking some strong action at the state level. Just this last month, Oklahoma's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit concluded Operation Sooner Shield, resulting in dozens of arrests and more than 1.5 million in recovered restitution and fines. If that much fraud and abuse was found in one short operation, I can only imagine how much more is still to uncover. (03:20–03:29)

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Asserts that Operation Sooner Shield led to arrests and recovery of over $1.5 million.

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