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." The two said Iowa's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which was created in the 1970s and operates within the state agency they once headed, is best suited to address Medicaid fraud -- in part because 75% of the cost of its operations is funded by the federal government. Lerner said Friday that part of the problem is that Iowa has chosen not to fully staff its Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. "Iowa doesn't need another task force to tell us how to fight Medicaid fraud," Techau said Friday. Lerner and Techau made several recommendations on how Iowa could better combat Medicaid fraud, including:-- Staffing: Fully fund Iowa's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with the full number of authorized qualified investigators and staff.