Oregon Child Welfare Computer System Problems Led To $24 Million In Federal Overcharges

An error in the financial module of Oregon’s child welfare information system (OR-Kids), which went live in 2011, was responsible for overcharging the federal government by $23.9 million between September 2011 and December 2013. The system’s financial module wrongly adjusted expenditure funding for previously processed transactions due to data conversion errors or system development weaknesses because the system lacked a control to prevent the state from claiming reimbursement for claims more than two years old. Federal regulations limit reimbursement to state claims submitted within two years after the calendar quarter in which the state made the . . .