Medicaid payment integrity remains a significant challenge as federal oversight continues to focus on reducing improper payments and improving payment accuracy. An August 2026 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG)

Third-party liability, also known as TPL, is the legal obligation of third parties to pay part or all of the expenditures for medical assistance under a Medicaid state plan. In other words, if a beneficiary has other forms of health