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6 October
10:45 pm

there was an independent investigation by the inspector general that found forty two million dollars in improper payments and fraud in Maine's Medicaid

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WGME)

10:45 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figure attributed to an inspector general investigation — verifiable against actual IG reports on Maine Medicaid improper payments
What we foundAn HHS Inspector General investigation into Maine's Medicaid did find significant improper payments, but the confirmed figure is at least $45.6 million — not $42 million — and the OIG report explicitly did not contain findings or allegations of fraud.
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