One Percent of Drugs With Medicaid Reimbursement Were Not FDA-Approved

Previous OIG work found that Medicaid may have paid for drugs in 2008 that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as safe and effective. To qualify for Federal payments under Medicaid, drugs must be FDA-approved unless they meet the criteria for an exception-for example, prescription prenatal vitamins or drugs that are prescribed during times of drug shortages.