Illinois Medicaid Managed Care Capitation Payments for Incarcerated Enrollees
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The audit determined that Illinois made unallowable managed care capitation payments for incarcerated enrollees during the audit period, totaling at least $9.5 million with $8.3 million Federal share, and identified failures to terminate enrollment as required. Recovered findings were not fully realized during the audit period, and recommendations were issued to refund unallowable payments and broaden data matching to prevent future occurrences.
Source Document
Audit Scope
Audit period October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2023, covering $22.5 million in Medicaid managed care capitation payments made on behalf of 11,722 incarcerated Illinois Medicaid enrollees; stratified random sample of 100 enrollees with capitation payments totaling $412,224.
Key Findings Summary
The State agency made unallowable capitation payments totaling $263,186 ($229,423 Federal share) on behalf of 48 incarcerated Medicaid enrollees.
The State agency did not always terminate Medicaid managed care enrollment after receiving notification that an enrollee was incarcerated, with 29 cases where termination did not occur as required.
The automated and county-initiated processes for terminating enrollment did not consistently include inmates in non-IDOC custody or other facility types, leading to unallowable payments.
AI-Assisted
AI Scope Summary
This audit assessed whether Illinois suspended or terminated Medicaid managed care enrollment for incarcerated enrollees and whether capitation payments were limited to eligible inpatient services. It found unallowable payments totaling $263,186 for 48 enrollees and estimated total unallowable payments of at least $9.5 million during the audit period, with recommendations to refund Federal shares and expand data matching to non-IDOC facilities.
AI-Generated Insight
The Illinois audit highlights gaps in inmate data integration and enrollment suspension controls that allow capitation payments for incarcerated enrollees to continue. Strengthening automated penalties and cross-agency data sharing can significantly reduce improper payments in Medicaid managed care.