California Improperly Claimed Enhanced Federal Reimbursement for Selected Claim Lines for Medicaid Family Planning Drugs and Supplies in Los Angeles and Orange Counties

From October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012, the California Department of Health Care Services claimed approximately $31,000 in unallowable enhanced Federal reimbursement for Medicaid family planning drugs and supplies in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Some of this amount represented duplicate payments, and the remainder was for drugs and supplies that were not provided to beneficiaries.