What happens when states go hunting for Medicaid fraud
Within about a year, Illinois had canceled benefits for nearly 150,000 people whose eligibility could not be verified — and saved an estimated $70 million.
overpayments and underpayments in all assistance programs cost federal and state governments about $136.7 billion in 2015, out of about $2.8 trillion spent in assistance overall.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/happens-states-go-hunting-medicaid-fraud/
Emails And Robocalls Promoting Medicaid Enrollment
Postcards, robocalls and other low-tech outreach tools can be as effective as personalized enrollment assistance at encouraging eligible people to sign up for Medicaid, a new study found
Enrollment was significantly higher — 41 percent — among those who received extra outreach efforts.
http://khn.org/news/youve-got-mail-emails-and-robocalls-hit-home-in-promoting-medicaid-enrollment/