{"id":608,"date":"2026-05-27T05:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=608"},"modified":"2026-05-27T05:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:36:51","slug":"hawaii-ag-defends-office-after-vance-medicaid-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=608","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii AG defends office after Vance Medicaid criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Hawaii\u2019s attorney general is responding to criticism over the state\u2019s efforts to combat Medicaid fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=606\">First Alert Forecast: Tracking blustery trades to continue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a federal Medicaid fraud task force roundtable Tuesday hosted by Vice President J.D. Vance, alongside attorneys general from several other states.<\/p>\n<p>During the discussion, Vance criticized Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, saying it has not pursued criminal prosecutions in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez acknowledged improvements could be made, but said criminal indictments are not the only measure of success.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe could do better with our indictments and our criminal prosecutions and I will acknowledge that,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cIf that\u2019s your only metric for measuring efficacy though you are missing a large portion of the work that our offices do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several Democratic attorneys general also criticized how the meeting was organized, saying they received notice less than a day before the event.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=604\">\u2018Where it all started\u2019: Recovering addict returns to Hawaii for Half Ironman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the short notice raised concerns about whether Democratic-led states were intended to fully participate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe short notice we were given sends a clear message that we were either an afterthought or we weren\u2019t really welcome,\u201d Bonta said.<\/p>\n<p>Vance said Medicaid fraud prevention should not be treated as a partisan issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis should not be a partisan effort,\u201d Vance said. \u201cEverybody should care about fraud, everybody should care about rooting out fraud, everybody should care about saving the American taxpayers money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic attorneys general also argued the Trump administration has reduced oversight resources by cutting programs and inspector positions tied to fraud investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=602\">Red Hill Registry seeks community feedback to boost enrollment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AG Anne Lopez joined a federal Medicaid fraud roundtable Tuesday hosted by Vice President J.D. 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