Federal audit questions nearly $54 million in Colorado Medicaid home-care payments
By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice
Colorado can’t fully document millions of dollars it billed for Medicaid home care. That’s the finding of a new federal audit.
The Office of Inspector General wants Colorado to return $8.07 million in federal money it says the state was not entitled to claim for personal care in a single budget year, the one ending June 30, 2024. Auditors questioned another $45.69 million and told the state to work it out with CMS.
The $8.07 million is a recommended refund. The $45.69 million is a different story. It’s still under review, and CMS could recover all of it, some of it or none. Either way, nobody has ordered Colorado to repay the full $53.8 million.
In the sample, auditors kept hitting records that didn’t add up. Where the care happened. H...