DFL proves it isn't serious about Medicaid fraud prevention, Part II

It's simple proving that the DFL isn't serious about preventing Medicaid fraud. It took just a single hearing to prove that accusation beyond a reasonable doubt. According to the article, "During that hearing, DFL State Rep. Matt Norris tried to delete the contents of the bill and replace it with his own OIG proposal. However, that effort was blocked by Republicans. On Thursday afternoon, Kreun said Norris’ effort would have removed the portion of the bill that gives the OIG its own law enforcement division. Kreun said that section is 'a critical part of this bill that our [bipartisan] working group spent a lot of time on last year. It’s what puts the teeth into that office,' Kreun said of the law enforcement division in the proposed OIG. Kreun said that he is open to minor changes to his and Gustafson’s OIG bill, but 'we're not gonna move backwards.'"

Friday night on Almanac, House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson as just a routine amendment. Routine it isn't. That delete all amendment was intended to gut the bill. I just spoke with a loyal reader of this blog about the issue of fraud. He asked if Republicans wanted the victory or the issue. I told him that they wanted the victory, that they already had the issue because the DFL had played politics with the fraud issue for so long that the DFL should just admit that they ignored the issue and take their lumps. For the DFL, just surviving this issue would be a victory. This was too much of a Kumbaya Chorus for my liking:

I'm not opposed to compromising to finish a deal. Until you get to the final stages, though, I want to see a passionate fight from the GOP. Last night, the GOP didn't fight enough for enforcement and prevention. If Republicans want to win big, they have to give us proof that they're fighting, too.

I'm not talking about a talking points fight. I'm talking more about substantive fighting.

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