A north-central Iowa attorney accused of health care fraud in attempting to assist a client in qualifying for Medicaid is now facing sanctions from state licensing officials. On Oct. 30, 2025, attorney Timothy Mark Anderson from Garner was convicted of one count of false statements relating to a health care matter. At his plea hearing, […]

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said Iowa can find ways to be more “proactive” in collecting and responding to Medicaid fraud tips as the Iowa Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task Force held its second meeting Wednesday. The task force was convened by Gov. Kim Reynolds in July. The 11-member group will draft recommendations for the state […]

Two former directors of the state agency that oversees Medicaid fraud investigations said Friday that Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s newly formed fraud task force is “political theater.” Dean Lerner and Kevin Techau, who served as directors of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals under Democratic governors Tom Vilsack and Chet Culver, said Bird, […]