Medicaid oversight saved taxpayers $500M, N.J. comptroller says
New Jersey’s state comptroller’s office said Thursday that it helped save more than $500 million in taxpayer funds through close oversight of the Medicaid program.
An annual report released by state Comptroller Matthew Boxer detailed how fraud-prevention efforts kept $402 million from being paid out and how the agency worked to get another $102 million in improperly paid Medicaid funds returned to the state and federal governments.
Another highlight from the report was the $3 million in savings that came in response to the agency’s recommendation that eliminate clothing allowances for state workers who are not required to wear a uniform to work. (Reitmeyer, The Record)
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