Massachusetts Generally Complied With Federal and State Requirements for Medicaid Payments to Wingate Healthcare

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Office of Medicaid (State agency), did not always adjust its Medicaid per diem payments to Wingate Healthcare by the amount of beneficiaries' cost-of-care contributions from resources, such as Social Security and pensions. As a result, the State agency's Federal claim was overstated by a total of $112,000 ($62,000 Federal share). We attributed the incorrect Medicaid payments to clerical and billing errors.