Michigan Medicaid Child Welfare Audit Neglects Foster Kids

I am going to just cut to the chase.

Michigan's Children's Special Health Care Services Audit 2016

The only reason Michigan Children's Special Health Care Services passed its audit with flying colors, meaning no material conditions were found, is because you cannot audit foster care.

Yes, that is correct.  Foster care is a privacy-protected state run program, for the best interests of the child, of course which means there is no ability to even properly conduct random sampling, let alone verify the legitimacy of services and billing.

Then, the audit reported that, as of June 2015, there are 4,005 delinquent accounts totalling $1,434,633 which should be referred to the Department of Treasury for collections.

For starters, if an individual, mostly parents, qualify for the this Medicaid funded program, more than likely, there is a strong possibility, the cannot afford to make the payments.

Remember, Children's Special Health Care Services provide services to children in poverty.

Poverty means they cannot afford traditional insurance.

Then, the audit neglects to state that this child welfare program also covers special health care for children in foster care, and everyone knows, you cannot audit foster care, particularly mental health services.

This would mean that the parents who have had their children placed under the auspices of the state, face the financial gauntlet of paying for billings of the foster care services or face termination of parental rights.

Then, my favorite question to beg is, "If the state collects the reimbursements of services for a child in foster care from the original parents, does this mean the state reimburses Medicaid?"

Quintessentially, this audit is fallacious crap.

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Michigan Children's Special Health Care Services Audit 2016

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