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Colorado Paid $7 Million For Dead Medicaid Recipients
The state paid insurers at least $7.3 million, consisting of approximately $3.8 million in federal funds, for services for deceased Colorado residents.
Colorado paid more than $7 million to insurance companies for care to dead Medicaid members, audit finds
The audit estimated that Colorado paid insurers at least $7.3 million, including both state money and about $3.8 million in federal funds, which the state might have to return. The payments were made on behalf of nearly 9,000 deceased Coloradans, according to the report.
Audit finds Colorado paid millions in Medicaid funding for deceased enrollees
The Office of Inspector General alleges that the State of Colorado owes the federal government $6 million related to Medicaid funding that was reportedly spent on enrollees who were dead.
CO paid $7M for dead Medicaid recipients
A report from HHS' Office of the Inspector General estimates that Colorado paid insurers at least $7.3 million, consisting of approximately $3.8 million in federal funds, for services for deceased Colorado residents.
Office of Inspector General audit finds Colorado paid millions in Medicaid funding for deceased enrollees
The Office of Inspector General alleges that the State of Colorado owes the federal government $6 million related to Medicaid funding that was reportedly spent on enrollees who were dead.
Federal government claims Colorado paid nearly $8 million to dead Medicaid members
Colorado's Medicaid office says the Social Security system is riddled with errors and the state disputes that all of those 9,000 patients are actually dead.
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