Audit found Illinois spent $4.6 million in Medicaid payments on behalf of deceased beneficiaries.
Sloppiness or fraud it’s still millions in taxpayer dollars.
(From Illinois Policy)
This is not the first time Illinois accidentally made Medicaid payments on behalf of dead people: Illinois spent $16 million on Medicaid coverage for 3,961 dead people between 2013 and 2014, according to previous audits.
Reprinted from: https://www.ac2news.com/2019/09/audit-found-illinois-spent-4-6-million-in-medicaid-payments-on-behalf-of-deceased-beneficiaries/
