A state audit revealed that the Department of Human Services (DHS) overpaid for a UPMC healthcare program, resulting in thousands of taxpayer dollars being lost. The auditor general’s office released ...

A performance audit conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General has uncovered significant shortcomings in UPMC’s management of its Community HealthChoices (CHC) contract with the ...

The Pa. Auditor General's Office announced the performance audit into one of the insurance programs that used a loophole that cost taxpayers more than $350,000.

A UPMC audit revealed it did not update all participant information, costing taxpayers $357,048 in 2022, $120,977 of which being unrecoverable.

The findings come after a performance audit conducted by DeFoor’s office for UPMC Community HealthChoices contract with the PA Department of Human Servies.

A state audit found that UPMC’s failure to report patient information cost taxpayers more than $120,000 in 2022. Per Deputy Auditor General for Audits Gordon Denlinger, this finding comes after ...

“UPMC is required to report to DHS whether a person has died, went to jail or is no longer eligible to be part of the program,” Deputy Auditor General for Audits Gordon Denlinger said.

“DHS uses this as part of the data to set the rate it pays UPMC to provide care to people on Community HealthChoices,” Deputy Auditor General Gordon Denlinger said in a statement Monday.