Audit: UPMC program cost taxpayers $350K due to reporting delays

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Nonprofit hospital chains are buying up billions of dollars’ worth of real estate across the US, dodging property taxes using their charity status. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 9, 2008. (Kevin Lorenzi / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Nonprofit hospital chains are buying up billions of dollars’ worth of real estate around the country, milking them for income while using their charity st…

Audit of UPMC finds the healthcare provider used a loophole that cost taxpayers thousands

The Pa. Auditor General's Office announced the performance audit into one of the insurance programs that used a loophole that cost taxpayers more than $350,000.

UPMC cost taxpayers $120,000 by not updating patient data in insurance program, audit says

HARRISBURG – A state audit of UPMC’s Community HealthChoices insurance contract through the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services revealed UPMC failed to update patient information, resulting in an overpayment of more than $357,000 in 2022.

Audit reveals over $120k of taxpayer money lost on UPMC healthcare contract

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) – A state audit revealed that the Department of Human Services (DHS) overpaid for a UPMC healthcare program, resulting in thousands of taxpayer dollars being lost. The auditor general's office released the findings of a performance review of UPMC's Community HealthChoice contract, finding several failures along the way. According to the auditor general's office, Community HealthChoice is a health insurance program for Penn…

UPMC didn't update status of taxpayer-funded program participants, audit finds

HARRISBURG — A state audit tied to UPMC Health Plan’s contract for a federal- and state-funded insurance program found it failed to update...

Audit: UPMC program cost taxpayers $350K due to reporting delays

The failure allegedly cost taxpayers more than $350,000 in 2022. Of that money, $120,000 is not able to be recovered due to contractual restrictions.