House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington and Health Care Task Force Chair Blake Moore introduced the Anti-Fraud Fund Act of 2026 on July 22 in Washington, D.C., aiming to prevent fraud in government spending and strengthen existing anti-fraud programs. The legislation is supported by Representatives Mike Carey, Glenn Grothman, Addison McDowell, Jay Obernolte, and Vice Chair Lloyd Smucker.
The Anti-Fraud Fund Act allocates $28 billion over four years to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, with $7 billion provided annually from fiscal year 2027 through 2030. The funding is intended to provide federal investigators with additional personnel and technology to identify, stop, and recover taxpayer dollars lost to fraud in Medicare and Medicaid programs. According to Arrington, "$275 million in taxpayer dollars are stolen every day from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS, under the leadership of Dr. Oz and 'Fraud Czar' Kim Brandt, has taken this massive fraud head on. The Anti-Fraud Fund Act is a commonsense bill that strengthens CMS’s ability to prevent, detect, investigate, and prosecute health care fraud, ensuring taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars never leave the Treasury into a fraudster’s hands. Every dollar lost to fraud is a dollar stolen from taxpayers and the vulnerable Americans these programs are meant to serve. We owe it to all Americans to restore program integrity, enforce real safeguards, and ensure these programs work for the people who truly need them."
Moore said, "The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program has existed for thirty years, and under the Trump Administration, CMS Administrator Dr. Oz, and Deputy Administrator Kim Brandt, it has proven to be one of the most effective tools to combat fraud in our health care system. This joint-DOJ-HHS program has a 7:1 return for dollars saved for every dollar spent. I am confident that providing these immediate funds through the Anti-Fraud Fund Act over the next four years will empower Dr. Oz’s team to bring accountability to Medicare and Medicaid providers and ensure good stewardship of tax dollars."
Obernolte said, "California knows all too well the enormous cost of unchecked fraud. Every dollar stolen from Medicare or Medicaid is a dollar taken from seniors, vulnerable patients, and hardworking taxpayers. The Anti-Fraud Fund Act will give federal investigators the personnel and technology needed to identify fraud sooner, stop bad actors, and recover taxpayer dollars. With an estimated return of seven dollars for every dollar invested, this legislation is a commonsense way to protect our health care programs and restore accountability in government spending."
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the net savings from this investment would be at least $168 billion over ten years, with an average return on investment of $7 for every $1 spent. The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, established in 1996, is a coordinated effort between the Department of Justice, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
Mike Simpson is currently serving in the U.S. Congress, representing Idaho’s 2nd district. He replaced previous U.S Congress member Mike Crapo in 1999 and has served in the U.S. Congress since then, following service in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1984 to 1998, according to MBO gather.
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