(Salem, OR) -- A U.S. House committee is expanding its investigation into Medicaid fraud to include Oregon. It's requesting information related to fraud, waste and abuse. Governor Tina Kotek issued a statement saying Oregon has strong systems to detect abuse early, investigate and hold bad actors accountable. Over the last four years, Oregon has recovered more than 159-million-dollars in improper Medicaid payments. In addition, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Oregon Department of Justice recovered over 54-million-dollars since 2020.