DES MOINES — Iowa Medicaid program officials’ estimate that the managed care system is saving the state millions of dollars is accurate, according to a new state audit report.State Auditor Mary Mosiman issued a report Monday indicating the Reynolds administration’s estimate of $141 million in savings attributed to the state’s switch to a privately managed Medicaid system are accurate.“The May 2018 savings of $141 million reported by the (Iowa Department of Human Services) was an accurate estimate based on the information available at the time,” according to the state auditor.Mosiman’s report is a review of Medicaid savings estimates as a result of the Department of Human Services (DHS) transitioning the Medicaid program from a primarily fee-for-service program to a managed-care program in April 2016.Her office reviewed three estimates prepared using different methodologies for estimating fiscal year 2018 savings from the transition to a managed care program, but determined the May 2018 estimate was the most reliable based up on the various methodologies.A January 2017 estimate from Gov.
Comment on Medicaid savings estimate accurate, state auditor says
Michaela RammRod Boshart, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Mon, 11/26/2018 - 7:17am
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