CMS Paid Over $277 Million In Unallowable CHIPRA Bonus Payments Based On Incorrect Enrollment Data

On September 24, 2019, the the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released this report on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unallowable bonus Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) payments exceeding $277 million as a result of incorrect enrollment data. The report is a summary of previous audits of unallowable payments to 12 states and includes the findings of these audits as well as recommendations from the OIG and CMS comments . . .