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    On June 7th I sent a letter to the Federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting an immediate audit of the Minnesota HMO Medicaid program. The Minnesota Medicaid program is the subjet of 4 federal investigations concerning possible misuse of taxpayer funds. CMS has the current resources and contractors with the necessary expertise to initiate an audit immediately. Although audit legislation was passed at the state level this last session, under state law that might not start until 2015.

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    On June 7th I sent a letter to the Federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting an immediate audit of the Minnesota HMO Medicaid program. The Minnesota Medicaid program is the subjet of 4 federal investigations concerning possible misuse of taxpayer funds. CMS has the current resources and contractors with the necessary expertise to initiate an audit immediately. Although audit legislation was passed at the state level this last session, under state law that might not start until 2015.

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    District 17 Serving Anoka, Chisago & Isanti Counties Office: 120 Capitol, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
    June 14, 2012

    Senator Sean Nienow

    NIENOW CALLS ON FEDS TO CONDUCT HEALTH CARE AUDIT


    (ST. PAUL) State Senator Sean Nienow (R-Cambridge) has requested that the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) conduct an immediate audit of Minnesotas Public health care programs and their funding using the Medicaid Integrity Program including in the Social Security Act and expanded in the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Congressional subcommittees of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held hearings regarding the lack of transparency, accountability and oversight over Medicaid funding in Minnesota and around the country. After reviewing the final report from the hearings which specifically cites Minnesota as an example of how states are failing to properly ensure the appropriate use of taxpayer dollars spent, Nienow strongly believes action must be taken promptly. Nienow, a leader on the issue of HMO transparency, stated, This week I sent letters to CMS calling for an immediate audit of our public Medicaid health care programs. CMS has the existing funding and the specialized contractors to commence an audit this year. With the conclusions reported after the two Oversight Committee hearings as well as my own findings in 2011-2012, I feel the need for CMS to take action is critical at this time. According to Nienow, CMS already has the funding and the ability to effectively perform an audit of Minnesotas tax-payer funded, public Medicaid health care programs. However, under Minnesota law, these programs might not get this review until 2015. Nienow said, The federal government has a clear financial interest in finding any waste or fraud as soon as possible. If CMS performs the audit now rather than waiting until Minnesotas audit, the federal government gets an immediate account of the Medicaid funding in Minnesota and as an added benefit Minnesotas future audits will be less expensive. They save time and possibly money, Minnesota will save money and the taxpayers see the transparency in government that they deserve. Long term benefits would be the potential savings of billions of dollars for both the state and the feds resulting in healthier state/federal budgets, better care for the poor of our state and reasonable reimbursements to the good people who provide health services. Over the last several years, allegations have been made that the state inflated health care spending figures in order to receive additional, unwarranted matching funds from the federal government. Nienow has made numerous efforts to draw light to the potential misuse of taxpayer dollars. ###

    Report prompts Nienow to push for an immediate look into Minnesotas spending

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