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Pennsylvania Did Not Ensure That Its Managed-Care Organizations Complied With Requirements Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Services Related to Provider-Preventable Conditions

Issued on  | Posted on  | Report number: A-03-16-00205

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Pennsylvania did not ensure that its managed-care organizations complied with Federal and State requirements prohibiting Medicaid payments to providers for inpatient hospital services related to treating certain provider-preventable conditions. For our audit period, we identified that managed-care organizations paid providers approximately $43.5 million for 576 claims that contained provider-preventable conditions.

Report Type
Audit
HHS Agencies
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Issue Areas
Hospitals Managed Care Quality of Care Financial Stewardship
Target Groups
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Financial Groups
Medicaid

Notice

This report may be subject to section 5274 of the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2023, 117 Pub. L. 263.