Audit of Medicaid Provider Accounts Receivable Overpayments in Iowa, A-07-04-01002

Office of Inspector General --- Offices of Audit Services 601 East 12th Street Room 284A Kansas City, Missouri 64106 March 26,2004 Report Number A-07-04-0 1002 Kevin Concannon Director Department of Human Services Director's Office Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor Des Moines, IA 503 19 Dear Mr. Concannon: Enclosed are two copies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit Services' (OAS) report entitled "Audit of Medicaid Provider Accounts Receivable Overpayments in Iowa " for amounts claimed on the State's CMS 64 reports between January 1,2002 and December 3 1,2002. A copy of this report will be forwarded to the action official noted below for his review and any action deemed necessary. Final determination as to actions taken on all matters reported will be made by the HHS action official named below. We request that you respond to the HHS action official within 30 days from the date of this letter. Your response should present any comments or additional information that you believe may have a bearing on the final determination. In accordance with the principles of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended by Public Law 104-23 l), OIG, OAS reports issued to the Department's grantees 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 ...