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MCO Payments for Services After Beneficiaries' Deaths

Previous OIG reports found that Medicare paid for services that purportedly started or continued after beneficiaries' dates of death. We will identify Medicaid managed care payments made on behalf of deceased beneficiaries. We will also identify trends in Medicaid claims with service dates after beneficiaries' dates of death.

Announced or Revised Agency Title Component Report Number(s) Expected Issue Date (FY)
Completed (partial) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services MCO Payments for Services After Beneficiaries' Deaths Office of Audit Services A-06-16-05004;
A-05-19-00007;
A-04-19-06223;
A-07-20-05125;
A-04-15-06190;
W-00-20-31497;
W-00-19-31497;
W-00-21-31497;
W-00-22-31497;
W-00-23-31497;
A-03-22-00203;
A-04-19-07082;
A-04-21-09005;
A-03-22-00205		 2025