Colorado could owe CMS $43M after miscalculation: 5 insights

Colorado’s Department of Health Care Policy and Financing estimates it could owe the federal government between $22 million and $43 million after miscalculating the number of Coloradans eligible for an enhanced federal match through Medicare, the Coloradoan reports.

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Here’s what you should know.

1. The health department’s computer miscalculated the number of people eligible for a federal match, resulting in the millions in undeserved benefits.

2. The state corrected the computer’s programming.

3. The federal government has yet to request a repayment.

4. The state is creating a proactive $25 million repayment fund.

5. This is the second time an incident of the sorts occurred. In 2016, the state claimed $38 million in Medicaid benefits for unqualified children.

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