Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the state will investigate allegations of Medicaid fraud after examining data released by Elon Musk’s now-infamous Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But Texas Democrats say the probe overstates the rate of Medicaid fraud in Texas—and could dissuade legitimate providers from offering Medicaid coverage, leaving low-income Texans with fewer affordable health care options at a time when Medicaid is already in crisis.
