Here are the 50 states with the number of Medicaid fraud investigations from fiscal year 2010. Information is from the Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and is based on Medicaid Fraud Control Units. Investigations are defined as the total number of open investigations at the end of FY 2010. States are presented from those with the highest number of investigations to the lowest.
1. Texas — 1,448
2. California — 1,242
3. Indiana — 833
4. Florida — 708
5. New York — 644
6. Mississippi — 566
7. Ohio — 563
8. Washington — 427
9. Michigan — 413
10. Louisiana — 408
11. New Jersey — 351
12. Delaware — 336
13. Idaho — 328
14. Massachusetts — 312
15. Illinois — 302
16. Georgia — 301
17. Virginia — 261
18. South Carolina — 249
19. North Carolina — 230
20. Wisconsin — 227
21. Pennsylvania — 204
22. Hawaii — 196
23. Iowa — 193
24. Kentucky — 179
25. Tennessee — 168
26. Kansas — 160
27. Arizona — 155
28. Oklahoma — 153
29. Nebraska — 142
30. Missouri — 134
31. New Mexico — 123
32. Utah — 115
33. Vermont — 111
34. Alaska — 106
35. Arkansas — 104
36. Colorado — 100
37. Minnesota — 86
38. Oregon — 74
39. Connecticut — 64
40. West Virginia — 64
41. Maine — 63
42. Maryland — 62
43. South Dakota — 54
44. Rhode Island — 47
45. Wyoming — 47
46. Alabama — 33
47. New Hampshire — 28
48. Nevada — 28
49. Montana — 20
50. North Dakota — N/A [North Dakota has not established a Medicaid Fraud Unit.]
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1. Texas — 1,448
2. California — 1,242
3. Indiana — 833
4. Florida — 708
5. New York — 644
6. Mississippi — 566
7. Ohio — 563
8. Washington — 427
9. Michigan — 413
10. Louisiana — 408
11. New Jersey — 351
12. Delaware — 336
13. Idaho — 328
14. Massachusetts — 312
15. Illinois — 302
16. Georgia — 301
17. Virginia — 261
18. South Carolina — 249
19. North Carolina — 230
20. Wisconsin — 227
21. Pennsylvania — 204
22. Hawaii — 196
23. Iowa — 193
24. Kentucky — 179
25. Tennessee — 168
26. Kansas — 160
27. Arizona — 155
28. Oklahoma — 153
29. Nebraska — 142
30. Missouri — 134
31. New Mexico — 123
32. Utah — 115
33. Vermont — 111
34. Alaska — 106
35. Arkansas — 104
36. Colorado — 100
37. Minnesota — 86
38. Oregon — 74
39. Connecticut — 64
40. West Virginia — 64
41. Maine — 63
42. Maryland — 62
43. South Dakota — 54
44. Rhode Island — 47
45. Wyoming — 47
46. Alabama — 33
47. New Hampshire — 28
48. Nevada — 28
49. Montana — 20
50. North Dakota — N/A [North Dakota has not established a Medicaid Fraud Unit.]
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