Recent Audit Finds Two-Thirds of Illinois Medicaid Beneficiaries Ineligible

In January 2013, the Illinois legislature began an audit of its Medicaid program in an effort to achieve an estimated $1.6 billion in savings.  From the initial sample size – numbering 20,500 beneficiaries – legislators discovered that 13,709, or approximately two-thirds, were ineligible.  Some didn’t meet income eligibility requirements, while others simply did not live…