Budget request uncovers mismanagement of Alaska Medicaid
Accountability, Health Care, Policy — By Online Editor on April 23, 2010 at 10:00 AM(Fairbanks Daily News-miner) The state suspended, for one year ending in mid-2009, a school-focused Medicaid reimbursement program after muddy financial reporting raised red flags with federal agencies. The Department of Health and Social Services has asked for a legislative OK to balance its books by $7 million to try to resolve past budgeting issues within the program.
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