John D. Law
Office of Communications & Legislative Affairs
West Virginia Department of health and Human Resources
Phone: 304-558-7899 Fax: 304-558-7075
e-mail: JohnLaw@wvdhhr.org

For immediate release

The West Virginia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit generates an average of $4.18 for every dollar it spends according to information from the Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The fraud unit’s annual budget is $982,688.

West Virginia’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recovered $7,121,245 last year in restitution or civil fines paid by Medicaid providers found guilty of Medicaid fraud. These providers include physicians, hospitals, dentists, nursing homes, ambulance companies, pharmacies, therapists and clinics. West Virginia’s total Medicaid budget is slightly over $3 billion. A total of 75 percent of the budget comes from federal funds. The remainder comes from state funds.
 

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