Follow-up Audit of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in Colorado, A-07-05-04048

Page 2 – Ms. Barbara Prehmus Enclosures Direct Reply to HHS Action Official: Mr. Alex Trujillo Regional Administrator, Region VIII Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human SeColorado State Bank Building 1600 Broadway, Suite 700 Denver, Colorado 80202 Department of Health and Human Services OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FOLLOW-UP AUDIT OF THE MEDICAID DRUG REBATE PROGRAM IN COLORADO Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General NOVEMBER 2005 A-07-05-04048 Office of Inspector General http://oig.hhs.gov The mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), as mandated by Public law 95-452, as amended, is to protect the integrity of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, as well as the health and welfare of beneficiaries served by those programs. This statutory mission is carried out through a nationwide network of audits, investigations, and inspections conducted by the following operating components: Office of Audit Services The Office of Audit Services (OAS) provides all auditing services for HHS, either by conducting audits with its own audit resources or by overseeing audit work done by others. Audits examine the performance of HHS programs and/or its grantees and contractors in carrying out their respective responsibilities and are intended to provide independent assessments of HHS programs and operations in order to reduce waste, abuse, and ...