Further Improvements Needed in Investigations of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse in Illinois

A followup review was conducted of Medicaid fraud and abuse in the State of Illinois, with emphasis on: (1) Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) efforts to strengthen its oversight role in identifying and preventing Medicaid fraud; and (2) Illinois actions to better deal with Medicaid fraud and abuse and its computerized system for processing Medicaid claims.