Assist Audit of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Fiscal Year 2003 Financial Statements at

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of Inspector General Office of Audit Services REGION IV 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 3T41 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 February 26, 2004 Report Number: A-04-03-03027 Mr. Bruce W. Hughes Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators 2300 Springdale Drive, BLDG. 1 Mail Code – AG-A03 Camden, South Carolina 29020 Dear Mr. Hughes: Enclosed are two copies of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) final report entitled, Assist Audit of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Fiscal Year 2003 Financial Statements at Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators – January 2003. We will forward a copy of this report to the action official noted below for her review and any action deemed necessary. Our objective was to assess whether Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators (Palmetto) complied with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Program Memorandum, Transmittal AB-02-008, Form CMS-1522, Monthly Contractor Financial Report for recording and reconciling Total Funds ...