1. The auditor’s report entails an analysis of 60 Medicaid providers who received improper payments.
2. The providers under review repaid only $1.9 million owed to the state.
3. The Auditor’s Medicaid/Contract Audit Section, which reviews providers for compliance with Medicaid regulations, determined $33.3 million was paid to 121 Medicaid providers who were ineligible recipients. The MCA Section calculated an additional $2.4 million in interest.
4. Transportation and home health providers represent 13 to 17 percent of total providers in the Medicaid program but made up more than 86 percent of the $33.3 million in overpayments discovered since 2011.
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