Nebraska Auditor Flags Questionable Billing in $434M Waiver Program

Nebraska auditor flags questionable billing in $434M waiver program

An audit found providers billing for more than 24 hours a day and for more hours than participants were authorized to receive.

Nebraska audit uncovers questionable billing in $434M disability program

A Nebraska state audit is raising concerns about questionable billing in the state’s Aged and Disabled Waiver program, which now costs about $434 million a year.

Auditor's Office Finds Issues in Billing for DHHS' Aged and Disabled Waiver Program - KFOR FM 101.5 1240 AM

Southside of the Nebraska State Capitol building. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)LINCOLN–(KFOR Aug. 24)–Questionable billing in the state’s Aged and Disabled Waiver program through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has prompted concerns from State Auditor Mike Foley’s office. Foley says the audit found weaknesses in controls designed to prevent improper billing by service providers. The program provides in-home services to elderly and d…