Colorado paid more than $7 million to insurance companies for care to dead Medicaid members, audit finds

Office of Inspector General audit finds Colorado paid millions in Medicaid funding for deceased enrollees

The Office of Inspector General alleges that the State of Colorado owes the federal government $6 million related to Medicaid funding that was reportedly spent on enrollees who were dead.

Colorado Spent Over $7M On Deceased Medicaid Recipients: U.S. Dept Of Health And Human Services Audit

A recent audit by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has found that the state of Colorado paid insurance companies over $7 million to provide care for deceased Medicaid recipients.

Colorado paid more than $7 million to insurance companies for care to dead Medicaid members, audit finds

Colorado is the latest state found to have paid insurance companies to handle care for Medicaid recipients who'd died, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General.

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(L) Colorado state logo. (Logo graphic via: co.colorado.gov/) / (R) Washington, UNITED STATES: The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, DC, 21 July 2007. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory6:09 PM – Tuesday, February 25, 2025 A recent audit by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has found that the state of Colorado paid insurance companies over $7 million to provi…