New York Claimed Unallowable Room-and-Board Costs Under Its Developmental Disabilities Waiver Program (A-02-12-01031)

In this report released May 7, 2014, the federal Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services presented the results of a review to determine whether New York claimed Medicaid reimbursement for unallowable room-and-board costs for residential habiliation services provided at state-operated facilities. The OIG reviewed claims from April 1, 2008 through September 30, 2010. The OIG concluded that during the period under review the New York Office for Persons With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and Department of Health (DOH) claimed an estimated $60.8 million in federal Medicaid reimbursement for unallowable . . .