WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-07-22-03254) on March 12, 2024, entitled "Kansas's Medicaid Estate Recovery Program Was Cost Effective, but Kansas Did Not Always Follow Its Procedures, Which Could Have Resulted in Reduced Recoveries" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Audit All States are required to have a Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP)  more