Feds Claim Maryland Owes $34.2 Million In Repayments For Unallowable Medicaid Costs For I/DD Population

In a June 2015 report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General claimed that Maryland owes the federal government $34.2 million for unallowable add-on services provided to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) enrolled in the state’s 1515(c) Community Pathways waiver between July 2010 and June 2013. The add-on services were provided to individuals who did not meet the criteria for these services as outlined in the Community Pathways waiver. In its comments on the draft report, the state alleges that the waiver contained a proofreading error . . .