Wisconsin’s attack on waste and fraud leaves some whistleblowers, vulnerable residents behind

Wisconsin ‘one of the worst states for whistleblowing,’ national expert says. Anti-fraud effort helps bottom line but falls mostly on programs for the poor.

By Gretchen Christensen and Madeline Sweitzer / Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismOctober 15, 2017

Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s attack on waste, fraud and abuse has recouped or prevented an estimated $150 million in misspent Medicaid and FoodShare benefits for Wisconsin taxpayers, the governor’s office says.

Under Walker, Wisconsin has sharply increased the resources devoted to ferreting out misuse of taxpayers’ money. When he took office in 2011, there was one inspector devoted to finding fraud in Medicaid and food assistance programs; now there are two dozen.

Read full article: http://wisconsinwatch.org/2017/10/wisconsins-attack-on-waste-and-fraud-leaves-some-whistleblowers-vulnerable-residents-behind/

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