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Mitchell County DSS reports successful state audit; new Medicaid 'work requirement' could increase caseload work
Summary
DSS staff said a recent state audit of Medicaid casework found near-perfect accuracy after corrections, but warned a state-imposed work requirement taking effect in 2027 will require more frequent recertifications and could increase terminations and staff workload.
Mitchell County Department of Social Services staff told the county during its regular meeting that a recent state audit of the county’s Medicaid unit found high accuracy after county rebuttals and corrections.
Speaker 2 said the state reviewed roughly 180 cases over a nine-month span and that "For application approvals, we had 99% accuracy rate" and that, after submitting rebuttals and corrections, approval and denial actions were adjusted to 100% with technical…
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