The state's Medicaid inspector general has launched an audit to determine whether Kansas is insuring women claiming to be pregnant who aren't eligible for Medicaid benefits.
Steve Anderson notified lawmakers of the audit this week when he appeared before the joint legislative committee that oversee the state's Medicaid program.
"We know from some prior investigations...we've had people that claimed to be pregnant when, in fact, they were not," he said.
He said the goal of faking a pregnancy was to not only get Medicaid benefits but also to qualify for federal food-assistance benefits as . . .
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