Colorado Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Collects $5.3M

The Colorado Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recovered more than $5.3 million in settlements and restitution in the fiscal year that ended June 30, the most since 1983, according to a report in the Denver Business Journal.

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According to the report, the 14-employee unit investigates and prosecutes fraud committed by providers against the state Medicaid system and other government healthcare programs and the physical and financial abuse of people in federally funded long-term care. The unit operates within the criminal justice section of the Office of the Attorney General.

Read the Business Journal’s report about the $5.3 million recovered by the Colorado Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

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