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Federal Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday August 27, 2024 ( 2 items )  

HHS IG Audit: 'Massachusetts Generally Completed Medicaid Eligibility Actions During Unwinding Period in Accordance With Federal & State Requirements'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-02-24-01001) on Aug. 13, 2024, entitled "Massachusetts Generally Completed Medicaid Eligibility Actions During the Unwinding Period in Accordance With Federal and State Requirements" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * In March 2020, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response   more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Quincy Landlord Agrees to $15,200 Settlement for False Claims Act Violations
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Quincy landlord has agreed to a settlement for a False Claims Act violation. Mario Bianco, 79, of Quincy has agreed to pay a $15,200 settlement for submitting false claims to the government after receiving side payments in excess of approved monthly rent from a low-income tenant participating in a federal housing subsidy program. The Federal Housing Choice   more