Michigan Spent $82M on Medicaid Contract With Little Oversight, Audit Finds

Oversight failures raise questions about accountability and protection of public funds

LANSING, Mich. — A new state audit is raising serious concerns about potential waste and lack of accountability inside Michigan’s Medicaid system, finding that tens of millions of taxpayer dollars were spent with little documented oversight.

The Michigan Office of the Auditor General found the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services did not adeq…