2016 Annual Report

On October 19th, the Utah Office of the Inspector General (UOIG) submitted its 2016 Annual Report to the Governor, Speaker of the House, Senate President and to the Executive Appropriations Committee. This is the sixth fiscal year that the UOIG has conducted oversight operations of the Medicaid program. Additionally, July 1, 2016 marked the fifth successful year of UOIG service to the citizens of Utah. For 2016, the UOIG successfully collected $8,031,309, representing a taxpayer return on investment of 307%. An additional estimated $5.2 million was protected from inappropriate expenditure through a concept known as “Cost Avoidance.” These Cost Avoidance and Collections measures resulted in a combined return on taxpayer investment of 506%; a substantial savings to the taxpayers of Utah. In addition to these successes, the UOIG referred a greater number of fraud cases to Medicaid Fraud Control Unit than any previous year of operations. The UOIG has also improved partnership building through training, education, and outreach programs. The full UOIG 2016 Annual Report is available on the Office’s website and by clicking on the following link. For more information and media inquiries, please contact UOIG Public Information Officer at (385) 831-5397.