The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $1,966,881.71 under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units federal grant program (CFDA 93.775) to the Montana Department of Justice for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
The award will support the Montana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities, board and care facilities, and among Medicaid beneficiaries in non-institutional or other settings. As the prime recipient, the Montana Department of Justice will oversee these fraud and abuse control activities. The Montana Department of Public Health is listed as the parent agency for additional contextual reference.