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Rhode Island Did Not Always Comply With State Requirements on Medicaid Payments for Hospice Services

Issued on  | Posted on  | Report number: A-01-11-00005

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The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Office of Medicaid (State agency), did not always make Medicaid payments for hospice services in accordance with State requirements. Specifically, the State agency did not use the correct nursing home per diem rate for 185 of the 1,350 hospice room and board claims we reviewed. As a result, the State agency's claim for hospice room and board services was overstated by a net amount of approximately $9,000 ($6,000 Federal share).

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HHS Agencies
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Notice

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