CMS pitches new contractor operating model for ‘detect and prevent’ fraud strategy
Vice President J.D. Vance (C) appears onstage as Deputy Administrator & Chief Operating Officer Kimberly Brandt (L) holds up a poster depicting a text conversation with Cory Lloyd, convicted of Affordable Care Act fraud, as Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz (R), speaks during a news conference on fraud at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus on September 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
ByChristian Robles,
Technology Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
October 7, 2026 04:36 PM ET
The proposal builds on the Trump administration’s multi-faceted effort to curtail fraud, waste and abuse in federal health programs.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is exploring a new contract operating model and technologies so that the agency can more effectively prevent fraud, instead of chasing after money already in the hands of bad actors, according to documents...
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