Medicaid Whistleblower Protection Act

This bill would change federal Medicaid law so that, starting January 1, 2028, each state must show the federal Health and Human Services Secretary that it has laws protecting Medicaid whistleblowers. These state laws must bar firing, demoting, suspending, threatening, harassing, or otherwise discriminating against state employees, contractors, subcontractors, or agents who report suspected law violations, fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, or dangers to public health or safety in the state Medicaid program. People who say they faced retaliation must be able to seek relief through an administrative process and then in court. Available remedies must include getting their job back, twice their back pay with interest, special damages including legal fees, and punitive damages when the retaliation was done with malice or reckless indifference.

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Sponsors

• Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors