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Kansas's Medicaid Estate Recovery Program Was Cost Effective, but Kansas Did Not Always Follow Its Procedures, Which Could Have Resulted in Reduced Recoveries

Submitting OIG:

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

Date Issued:

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Health & Human Services

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

A-07-22-03254

Component, if applicable:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Location(s):

KS

United States

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$0

Funds for Better Use:

$0

Number of Recommendations:

2

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

No

View Document:

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Kansass-Medical-Estate-Recovery-Program.pdf	1.48 MB

Additional Details Link:

https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/all-reports-and-publications/kansas…

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
24-A-07-047.01	Open	No
We recommend that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment improve its estate recovery program by confirming that all deceased Medicaid recipients who are subject to estate recovery are identified and by providing relevant information on those recipients to the contractor in a timely manner so as to give the contractor adequate time to file liens and initiate probate.
24-A-07-047.02	Open	No
We recommend that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment improve its oversight of the estate recovery contractor's performance by: verifying that the contractor files liens and initiates probate in a timely manner; confirming that the contractor's current process for MMIS claims verification is accurate; and verifying that the contractor performs applicable estate recovery procedures (including the opening of cases, sending of notices, and independent asset research) for deceased Medicaid recipients.