Florida recoups $287 million for Medicaid

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South Florida Business Journal, January 8, 2010

A task force of Florida agencies announced that it recovered $287 million in Medicaid overpayments and prevented more than $18.9 million in improper payments in the fiscal year that ended in June. The task force consists of the Florida Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Agency for Health Care Administration's Medicaid Program Integrity.

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