State Opens Hotline to Report Public Assistance Fraud

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State Opens Hotline to Report Public Assistance Fraud

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Governor Walker's administration creates a hotline for people to report public assistance fraud in the state's health and nutrition programs.

The toll-free number is 1-877-865-3432.

Calls made will go to the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Health Services.

Governor Walker says establishing the hotline serves as a tool to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse so people will receive the help they need.

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