Nebraska may owe feds up to $32M over Medicaid payments

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services officials have discovered a billing problem that could cost the state up to $32 million.The issue stemmed from changes made two years ago in how providers are paid for serving residents with developmental disabilities.The changes put Nebraska at odds with federal Medicaid regulations, meaning the state could have to repay millions of dollars. The exact total isn’t known yet.“It’s more instability to a system that’s struggling to begin with,” said State Sen. Colby Coash of Lincoln, chairman of the Legislature’s developmental disabilities oversight committee. “We really can’t afford to lose any providers.”State Health and Human Services spokeswoman Leah Bucco-White said it’s working closely with developmental disabilities service providers and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to review claims since July 1, 2014, for people receiving services from residential and day …
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