The Committee is conducting meaningful oversight to address fraud and moving forward with the next phase of our oversight work to eradicate systemic fraud and fortify Medicaid program integrity nationwide.
Brett Guthrie will continue conducting oversight to root out Medicaid fraud and strengthen Medicaid program integrity nationwide.
Occurrences
Evidence
The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced on June 18, 2026 that Chairman Brett Guthrie and Chairman John Joyce scheduled a June 25 hearing, "State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies." The notice says the committee is continuing its oversight work to root out systemic fraud in Medicaid and strengthen program integrity nationwide, and that it is moving into "the next phase" of oversight.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced that Chairman Brett Guthrie and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Joyce scheduled a June 25, 2026 hearing titled State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies. The notice described the hearing as continuing committee oversight to root out systemic Medicaid fraud and strengthen program integrity nationwide.
The committee posted the opening statement for the June 25, 2026 hearing with state Medicaid directors. It said the hearing examined Medicaid program integrity in Minnesota, California, New York, and Ohio and followed two prior hearings, letters to 11 states, and review of more than 90,000 pages of materials produced to the committee.
The committee said Guthrie, Joyce, and Griffith were continuing an ongoing Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse investigation by sending letters to ten additional states requesting documents on actions to strengthen Medicaid program integrity. The release also said the purpose was to assess fraud in state Medicaid programs and understand what states were doing to protect Medicaid integrity.
The signed committee letter to New York requested information related to Medicaid program integrity and fraud, waste, and abuse. It said the committee was examining Medicaid program integrity, state actions to identify and root out fraud, and requested documents on audits, provider screening, fraud referrals, improper payments, and enforcement actions.
The committee announced that Guthrie, Joyce, and Griffith requested communications, documents, and information from Minnesota officials to understand ongoing Medicaid fraud and what the state was doing to strengthen program integrity. The release described the letter as the next step in committee work to root out fraud and restore program integrity nationwide.
The signed letter from Brett Guthrie, John Joyce, and Morgan Griffith requested information on fraud, waste, and abuse in Minnesota Medicaid. It asked for written responses and documents on program integrity measures, audits, criminal referrals, provider screening, sanctions, and high-risk Medicaid programs.
The Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a February 3, 2026 hearing titled Common Schemes, Real Harm: Examining Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid. The committee said the hearing addressed robust congressional oversight of Medicaid fraud and included expert testimony on common fraud schemes and patient harm.
Assessments
The promise was to continue oversight aimed at Medicaid fraud and program integrity, not necessarily to enact legislation or eliminate fraud. The evidence shows Guthrie, as House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman, directly announced and participated in multiple same-term oversight actions in 2026: hearings on Medicaid fraud and program-integrity risks, letters to Minnesota and New York, and an expanded investigation requesting documents from additional states. These actions closely match the promised federal oversight activity and were materially advanced by Guthrie in his current congressional role.
The promise is framed as an ongoing oversight action, not a guarantee to eliminate Medicaid fraud. The evidence shows Brett Guthrie, as House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman, officially announced a June 25, 2026 hearing focused on Medicaid fraud risks and program integrity and described it as part of the committee’s continuing oversight and the next phase of that work. Because Guthrie is directly leading and continuing the promised oversight during his current federal service, this is best scored as delivered in the same term.