内布拉斯加州审计发现,医疗补助计划在个人护理方案中存在欺诈行为,并存在虚假索赔和安全风险。 Nebraska audit finds Medicaid fraud in personal care program, with false claims and safety risks.

内布拉斯加州国家审计师Mike Foley的办公室在州的个人援助方案中发现了医疗援助计划欺诈的证据,暴露出照料者提交的夸大、重复或虚假索赔。 Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley’s office has found evidence of Medicaid fraud in the state’s Personal Assistance Program, revealing caregivers submitted inflated, duplicate, or false claims. 一些人在从事全时工作时每周付数百小时的账单,其中一人声称在驾驶校车时得到66小时的照顾。 Some billed for hundreds of hours weekly while holding full-time jobs, including one who claimed 66 hours of care while driving a school bus. 其他人在无法提供服务时得到报酬, 一名护理人员隐了生活在家中的性犯罪者. Others were paid for services during times they couldn’t have been provided, and one caregiver concealed a sex offender living in their home. 审计发现,有问题的支出约为19 300美元,并凸显了卫生与公众服务部的严重监督失误。 The audit identified about $19,300 in questionable spending and highlighted serious oversight failures by the Department of Health and Human Services. 调查结果是更广泛的年度审查的一部分,已转交执法部门,Foley敦促立即采取纠正行动,以保护公共资金和客户安全。 The findings, part of a broader annual review, were forwarded to law enforcement, with Foley urging immediate corrective action to protect public funds and client safety.