NC lawmakers press Sangvai, Jackson on Medicaid fraud, waste

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 777

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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North Carolina House lawmakers grilled N.C. Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai and Attorney General Jeff Jackson over allegations of fraud in the state’s Medicaid program during a committee hearing on Thursday.

The Medicaid program is facing a $319 million funding gap, jeopardizing healthcare for about 3 million lower-income or disabled North Carolinians. Sangvai has repeatedly warned that the program will run out of money by the end of May.

NCDHHS officials asked …

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