Ford prosecutes twice the share of Medicaid fraud referrals as the national average

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 1,043

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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Attorney General Aaron Ford, criticized by Gov. Joe Lombardo and one of the governor’s legislative allies for acting on only 40% of Medicaid fraud referrals sent to his office, is taking on twice the share of cases as the average of all states, according to federal data.

First-term Republican Assemblyman Blayne Osborn wrote the Nevada Health Authority this month, inquiring about Ford’s recent assertion that his office won $40.9 million in restitution and …

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