12-R082
2012 -- H 7235 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 02/07/12
H O U S E R E S
O L U T I O N
RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
TO IMPLEMENT
PROGRAMS AND METHODOLOGY TO IMPROVE MEDICAID
INTEGRITY IN THE
STATE
Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Tarro, Mattiello, Silva, and Morgan
Date Introduced: January 25, 2012
WHEREAS, The federal government has estimated that fraud, waste, and
abuse have cost
state Medicaid programs around $18 billion dollars
annually; and
WHEREAS, Implementation
of modern fraud screening and prevention solutions to
detect fraud and abuse prior to Medicaid claims being paid
is essential in protecting taxpayer
dollars; and
WHEREAS, In addition,
federal law now requires states to improve program integrity for
Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs by
implementing waste, and fraud and
abuse, prevention, detection, and recovery solutions; and
WHEREAS, It is of critical importance, particularly in difficult
economic times when
severe budget cuts are being made, to implement programs to
eliminate fraud and waste; and
WHEREAS,
the state’s Department of Human Services in conjunction
with the state’s Department of
Administration and the Department of Health; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of
Providence Plantations
hereby respectfully requests the Governor of the State of
implement waste, and fraud and abuse, detection, prevention,
and recovery solutions; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the
Governor of the State of
Director of the Department
of Human Services, the Director of the Department of Administration,
and the Director of the Department of Health.
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