CMS Says It Is Increasing Oversight On States Using Federal Medicaid Funding For Illegal Immigrants

May 28 (Reuters) - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):

• "INCREASING OVERSIGHT ON STATES ILLEGALLY USING FEDERAL MEDICAID FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS"- WEBSITE

• OVERSIGHT STEPS INCLUDE FOCUSED EVALUATIONS OF SELECT STATE MEDICAID SPENDING REPORTS

• OVERSIGHT STEPS INCLUDE IN-DEPTH REVIEWS OF SELECT STATES’ FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• OVERSIGHT STEPS INCLUDE ASSESSING EXISTING ELIGIBILITY RULES AND POLICIES TO CLOSE LOOPHOLES AND STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT

• URGING STATES TO EXAMINE, UPDATE INTERNAL CONTROLS, ELIGIBILITY SYSTEMS, & COST ALLOCATION POLICIES TO ENSURE FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW