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Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] · R–TX
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-28 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would require each state to designate an individual primarily responsible for overseeing Medicaid payment accuracy and financial accountability beginning January 1, 2028. That person would oversee timely and accurate processing of payment requests, prevention of improper payments, financial reporting, and controls for compliance with federal requirements. These are proposed requirements.
(91) provide that, beginning January 1, 2028, the State shall designate an individual as the individual primarily responsible for ensuring, through the establishment of appropriate policies, procedures, monitoring systems, and corrective actions, the following with respect to the State plan (or waiver of such plan):
(A) The processing and adjudication of claims in an accurate and timely manner. (B) Payment integrity, including by— (i) identifying and preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments;
(C) Appropriate financial reporting
(D) The establishment and maintenance of controls to ensure that expenditures under such plan or waiver comply with all applicable Federal requirements.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Medicaid Integrity and Fiscal Accountability Act.
This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Integrity and Fiscal Accountability Act.
Section 2 would add a requirement to the Social Security Act for states to designate the responsible individual beginning January 1, 2028. The responsibility would cover the state Medicaid plan or a waiver of that plan and would involve policies, procedures, monitoring systems, and corrective actions.
Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended—
(91) provide that, beginning January 1, 2028, the State shall designate an individual as the individual primarily responsible for ensuring, through the establishment of appropriate policies, procedures, monitoring systems, and corrective actions, the following with respect to the State plan (or waiver of such plan):
The designated individual would be primarily responsible for ensuring that Medicaid claims—requests for payment—are processed and decided accurately and on time.
the State shall designate an individual as the individual primarily responsible for ensuring
(A) The processing and adjudication of claims in an accurate and timely manner.
The individual's payment oversight responsibilities would include identifying and preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments; overseeing activities to protect the program from these problems; and implementing corrective actions when deficiencies are identified.
(B) Payment integrity, including by— (i) identifying and preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments; (ii) overseeing program integrity activities; and (iii) in the case that deficiencies are identified, implementing corrective actions.
Financial reporting responsibilities would include ensuring accurate, complete, and timely reports of state spending, spending eligible for federal funding, and any other financial information submitted to the Secretary.
(C) Appropriate financial reporting, including by ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of— (i) reporting of State expenditures under such plan or waiver; (ii) reporting of such expenditures that are eligible for Federal financial participation; and (iii) any other financial information submitted to the Secretary.
The individual would also be responsible for ensuring that states establish and maintain controls to keep spending under the plan or waiver compliant with all applicable federal requirements.
the State shall designate an individual as the individual primarily responsible for ensuring
(D) The establishment and maintenance of controls to ensure that expenditures under such plan or waiver comply with all applicable Federal requirements.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated October 8, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 28, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-08T19:07:27Z. 2026-09-28: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-09-28: Introduced in House
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