Medicaid: Providers in Three States with Unpaid Federal Taxes Received over 6 Billion in Medicaid Reimbursements. Report to Congressional Requesters.

摘要

The Recovery Act increased the federal share of Medicaid funding. Federal law does not prohibit providers with tax debt from enrolling in Medicaid, but GAOs prior work found that thousands of Medicaid providers do have unpaid federal taxes. Since any provider who received Medicaid reimbursements during 2009 received Recovery Act funds, GAO was asked to (1) determine the magnitude of unpaid federal taxes owed by Medicaid providers reimbursed during 2009 in selected states; (2) provide examples of Medicaid providers who have sizeable unpaid federal taxes; and (3) evaluate opportunities and challenges related to collecting unpaid federal taxes through a levy process designed to offset Medicaid reimbursements.