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Jul 07 2014

HHS OIG Response on Medicaid Estate Recovery Audit

Today, Dr. Coburn received a response from the HHS Office of Inspector General to an oversight request he submitted with Sen. Burr and Chairman Darrell Issa and Rep. Gowdy in December 2011. They asked the OIG to review whether states were adequately implemented several statutory requirements concerning asset transfers and estate recovery in Medicaid, provisions intended to limit Medicaid eligibility for upper-income individuals.  

The full letter is here. 

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