Audit of Keystone Health Plan West Medicare+Choice Program Payments to Noncontracted Providers, A-03-04-00013

"''''DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH &. HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF AUDIT SERVICES 150 S. INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST SUITE 316 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19106-3499 JUN 2004 Report Number: A-03-04-00013 Ms. Elizabeth A. Farbacher Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive Highmark 120 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3116 3099 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15222-Dcar Ms. Farbacher: Enelosed are two copies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Offce of Audit of Keystone Health Plan West Medicare+Choice Inspector General' s report entitled ", 2003 through January 31 , 2004. " for the period August I Payments to Noncontracted Providers, as amended by In accordance with the principles of the Freedom ofInformation Act (5 USC 552 s grantees 231), Offce ofInspector General reports issued to the Deparment' Public Law 104-and contractors are made available to members of the press and general public to the extent information contained therein is not subject to exemptions in the Act which the department chooses to exercise. (See 45 CFR Part 5). Should you have any questions or comments concerning the matters commented on in this 4470, or James Maiorano, Audit Manager report, please do not hesitate to call me at (215) 861-at (215) 861-4476, or contact me or Mr. Maiorano at the above address. To facilitate , please refer to report number A-03- 04-000 13 in all correspondence. identificationSincerely yours Stephen Virbitsky Regional Inspector ...