A recent audit of how the how the state of North Carolina managed Medicaid payments over the last three years has left me shaking my head in disbelief.
The audit, conducted by Democratic state auditor Beth Wood and the subject of a recent presentation to stakeholders, concludes that the state Department of Health and Human Services massively overpaid providers, failed to monitor whether Medicaid beneficiaries were even eligible for the program, and missed hundreds of thousands of dollars of Medicaid funds spent on luxury resorts and lobbyists.
Forget, for one moment, the idea about placing blame, or criticizing DHHS. Let’s focus on understanding the issue.
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It is called "overpayments" but how much could be criminal? This is a usual government operation...who will be held accountable?
ReplyDeleteNo one, probably.
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