Senate Finance Committee Probes Medicaid Contractors over Faulty Systems

Senate Finance Committee probes Medicaid contractors over faulty systems

Top Democrats are airing related concerns that the IT chassis underpinning states’ Medicaid operations may not be robust enough to withstand the added pressure from looming work requirements.

US Senators press Deloitte, other contractors on errors in Medicaid eligibility systems

(Getty Images).U.S. Senators have launched an inquiry into companies paid billions in taxpayer dollars to build eligibility systems for Medicaid, expressing concern that error-riddled technology and looming work requirements “will cause Americans to lose Medicaid coverage to this bureaucratic maze.” The letters, dated Oct. 10, were sent to four companies and follow a KFF Health News investigation that exposed widespread issues in states using De…

Deloitte, Other Contractors Pressed by Senators on Errors in Medicaid Eligibility Systems

Failures have resulted in the erroneous loss of health coverage and other vital safety-net benefits for low-income people. Malfunctions in those systems can cost millions and take years to fix.