Summary of Federal Grant Award

The Kentucky Attorney General's Office received a formula grant award of $4.06 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the investigation and prosecution of Medicaid provider fraud, as well as the investigation of patient abuse and neglect in health facilities, board and care facilities, and non-institutional settings serving Medicaid beneficiaries throughout Kentucky's 120 counties.

The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit leverages these quarterly distributed funds to enhance the state's capacity to protect vulnerable Medicaid populations and maintain the integrity of the Medicaid system. The unit serves as a single identifiable state government entity certified and annually re-certified by the Office of Inspector General to conduct fraud investigations and prosecutions, examine fraudulent healthcare provider activities, and address abuse and neglect cases across institutional and non-institutional environments. This award represents Kentucky's annual formula allocation within the federal program, which exclusively provides funding to state governments and U.S. territories for Medicaid fraud and abuse investigations.