AG: Health care giant to pay $19M for overcharging WA Medicaid program FOX13
announced on Wednesday that the Fortune 50 health care giant Centene will pay the state of Washington $19 million for overcharging the state Medicaid program. Ferguson is calling this Medicaid fraud recovery the second-largest in state history.
"Medicaid dollars are a precious resource meant to fund care for the most vulnerable among us," Ferguson said. "My office works to ensure that these dollars go where they are intended — not toward fraud." According to the AG’s Office, the state of Washington will recover a total of $18,999,999.80 from Centene. The office says the total amount will go back to the state through the state Medicaid Fraud Penalty account. In addition, Centene will pay the federal government an added $13 million for administration of Medicaid inIn Wednesday’s press release, the AG’s office explained how their lawyers and the Washington State Health Care Authority investigated Centene.
For background information, the HCA has contracts with organizations like Coordinated Care of Washington , which is a Centene subsidiary, to manage its Medicaid program. CCW contracts with pharmacy benefit managers, who negotiate rebates and discounts on the cost of prescription drugs.
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