CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey hopes that a bill that passed the Senate Saturday could save millions of dollars.
Senate Bill 500 would move West Virginia’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit from the state Department of Health and Human Resources to the Attorney General’s Office.
Morrisey said that 43 states already follow that model.
“We could bring some of the modern techniques and investigative tools to bear that are going to save the state tens of millions of dollars, ultimately, a year,” Morrisey said.
Morrisey said he is optimistic that the bill will pass in the house with bipartisan support and move onto the Governor’s desk to be signed into law.
“I’m certainly hopeful,” he said. “There’s no substantive reason for someone to object to this.”
Morrisey said his office is best positioned to fix the deficiencies in the Medicaid system and operate the unit with greater efficiency and effectiveness to the benefit of the taxpayer.