State Government
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By Administrator
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Thursday, 14 May 2015 05:31 |
RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - An audit released by State Auditor Beth Wood's office concludes the former director of the state's Medicaid payment processing system, NC Tracks, wasted $1.6 million in unjustified compensation and hired friends and relatives.
The full audit and response from Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos is available at http://www.ncauditor.net/EPSWeb/Reports/Investigative/INV-2015-0401.pdf.
Key Findings:
-- At least $1.6 million wasted through excessive wages and commissions, unjustified overtime, and
holiday pay to ineligible employees
-- OMMISS Director engaged in or allowed nepotism
-- OMMISS Director received unauthorized compensatory time that may result in inflated retirement
benefits
-- Reports to General Assembly omitted at least $260,000 of overtime and compensatory time
-- Lack of adequate oversight of OMMISS despite findings in prior audit reports
Wos has responded to the audit with a detailed analysis of each finding.
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