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Medicaid inspector general reports $6.5 million recovered and $13 million in projected cost avoidance for FY24
Summary
Gene Cottrill, the Medicaid inspector general, told the committee the Office of Inspector General (OIG) opened 354 cases in fiscal 2024, recovered $6.5 million and projected $13 million in cost avoidance; the office referred nine credible fraud allegations to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Gene Cottrill, Medicaid Inspector General, presented the annual functions and recent results of the Office of Inspector General for Medicaid Services to the General Government Appropriations Subcommittee.
"Our mission is to protect taxpayer dollars by identifying fraud, abuse, and waste risks and vulnerabilities in the state Medicaid program," Cottrill said. He described the office's three sections: program integrity (post-payment reviews and preliminary investigations), audit (performance and financial audits of the…
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