Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador met with federal officials Tuesday to request broader access to Medicaid claims data for fraud investigations, highlighting the state’s recent recovery efforts.

Labrador joined Vice President JD Vance, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, and attorneys general from 14 other states at a closed-door roundtable focused on anti-fraud initiatives.

During the meeting, Labrador presented data showing Idaho’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recovered $900,756 during federal fiscal year 2025, which concluded September 30. Civil cases handled with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho accounted for $361,577 of that amount.

The unit secured five indictments during the fiscal year period.

Two prosecutions in 2024 against KA Health Services, its owner Khalid Ameri, and employee Karen Canfield yielded the $361,577 in civil recoveries.

Labrador told federal officials he wants Medicaid Fraud Control Units nationwide to gain expanded access to federal Medicaid claims records maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He also called for changes to records laws that currently prevent investigators from obtaining evidence in substance use disorder cases.

The attorney general said he plans to ask the Idaho Legislature for authority to pursue civil fraud cases in addition to the criminal cases his office currently handles.

Idaho’s fraud control unit operates on 75% federal funding and 25% state funding.

In a statement released by his office, Labrador said the state recovered more Medicaid dollars outside of multistate settlements in the past year than in any year over the prior decade through cooperation with the White House and federal prosecutors.

He indicated he will return to the Idaho Legislature to seek additional authority and resources for expanded fraud recovery operations.

Labrador’s office holds jurisdiction over criminal fraud cases only at present.

The roundtable discussion beyond opening remarks from Vance, Ferguson and Miller was not open to media or public observation.

Federal data from the United States Sentencing Commission shows health care fraud cases sentenced nationally dropped to 340 in fiscal year 2025 from 395 the previous fiscal year.