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Recovery of Federal Funds Through Judgments/Settlements

Any State action taken as a result of harm to a State's Medicaid program must seek to recover damages sustained by the Medicaid program as a whole, including both Federal and State shares. On October 28, 2008, CMS issued a letter (SHO #08-004) to State health officials that clarified language from Section 1903(d) of the Social Security Act, stating that the Federal Government is entitled to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) proportionate share of a State's entire settlement or final judgment amount. We will determine whether selected States reported and returned the applicable FMAP share of the settlement and judgment amounts to the Federal Government.

Announced or Revised Agency Title Component Report Number(s) Expected Issue Date (FY)
Completed (partial) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Recovery of Federal Funds Through Judgments/Settlements Office of Audit Services A-05-17-00041;
A-03-17-00203;
A-07-18-02814;
A-07-21-02834;
W-00-17-31522;
A-05-17-00000;
W-00-21-31374;
A-06-20-04004;
A-07-19-02816;
A-06-23-04004		 2025