Post by pavel on Feb 19, 2016 20:55:06 GMT -6
ALBUQUERQUE — Democrats with New Mexico’s congressional delegation are calling for a federal investigation into the withholding of Medicaid payments from 15 nonprofits that provided behavioral health services to needy residents.
In a letter sent Friday to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich were joined by Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham in saying the state’s actions disrupted care for the most vulnerable residents.
“As we have consistently conveyed via countless phone calls, letters and in-person meetings, an overwhelming body of evidence indicates that this disruption was unwarranted and reckless,” they wrote.
The state Human Services Department characterized the delegation’s request as a “partisan stunt” and said federal officials have reviewed the matter and found that the state acted in accordance with anti-fraud regulations under the Affordable Care Act.
Read more: www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/democratic-lawmakers-want-federal-probe-of-medicaid-suspension/article_83e23d5b-2df0-533f-a982-177113c755c6.html
In a letter sent Friday to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich were joined by Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham in saying the state’s actions disrupted care for the most vulnerable residents.
“As we have consistently conveyed via countless phone calls, letters and in-person meetings, an overwhelming body of evidence indicates that this disruption was unwarranted and reckless,” they wrote.
The state Human Services Department characterized the delegation’s request as a “partisan stunt” and said federal officials have reviewed the matter and found that the state acted in accordance with anti-fraud regulations under the Affordable Care Act.
Read more: www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/democratic-lawmakers-want-federal-probe-of-medicaid-suspension/article_83e23d5b-2df0-533f-a982-177113c755c6.html