Posted on 01/12/2015 1:59:16 PM PST by george76
Rep. Dan Nordberg, the author of last year’s audit bill, had this to say in a statement: “With only a limited performance audit, the state auditor found Connect for Health Colorado committed numerous federal law violations, and nearly 40 percent of sampled contracts had problems totaling more than $32 million dollars.
“Sadly, I am not surprised. I have had ongoing concerns about how Connect for Health Colorado was managing tax payers’ funds, which is why I pushed so hard last year to expand the auditor’s oversight of this organization. I hope Democrats will see the light and support my efforts this year to give the state auditor’s office the authority it needs to expose this kind of government waste and help us better protect tax payer funds.”
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A state audit released Monday found that Colorado’s health insurance exchange lacks adequate financial controls and failed to ensure it spent public funds in accordance with federal laws…
Findings of the audit include: Connect for Health didn’t properly track fund sources or payments or take steps to contain personnel costs… The exchange does not have adequate financial controls over purchases from vendors… Auditors identified over $32 million in problems with 35 of the 92 payments and reimbursements they sampled, and contracts they reviewed…
The OSA also found high-dollar payments to some vendors without executed contracts or without board approval, and found that Connect for Health did not consistently take steps to contain its administrative costs.
(Excerpt) Read more at coloradopeakpolitics.com ...
Obamacare is a DNC cash cow.
Don’t expect to see this in the Denver Pest or the Bolder “People’s” Camera.
Oops, that’s “Boulder”.
It’s the keyboard’s fault and I’m stickin’ to that story.
Their TV ads are playing all over the place now and they are awful.
I stood in-line behind a women...in a mom and pop store today...I was buying a cup of coffee.
She had three kids under 16...all buying junk food. Candy bars, soda's...etc...etc...
She had a better cell phone than I..do. And about 14 tattoo's that I could see....
And then paid with an EBT card...........
She looked able bodied to me....Not fat...skinny in fact. Prolly a druggie..........
Frankly I'm tired of this crap..........
EBT fraud is out of control. Needs to be severely restricted.
nobama phones are abused, too.
I encourage everyone to go to WalMart on the 3rd of every month to see first hand how our tax dollars are being spent.
Violations of the law? The chief law enforcement office of the US demonstrated how he feels about the law. Why should a state agency feel any different?
I thought the headline was a reference to methyl bicarbonate. I couldn’t understand why anyone would steal it.
Shocked face is broken
Let me guess this is one of those companies, with political connections, that started up just to take advantages of ObamaCare subsidies and stuff? One of those in Iowa failed recently.
Wake me when names are read off...preferably in front of the courtroom.
Else, like all things gov’t, nothing will come of robbing the taxpayers of $30+MILLION (chump change, I’m sure). While any Citizen, being $5 off their IRS forms....
Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)
and .. Health Department reverses course, now says patient will be tested for Ebola (colorado)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3246166/posts
The same dems who passed that gun control crap couldn’t wait to jump on board the obamadon’tcare express. This will be an expensive fiasco.
Likely, Tons of kickbacks.
“EBT fraud is out of control. Needs to be severely restricted.”
Yeah, maybe if they restricted the fraud, they’d have money for people who legitimately need it but can’t get it.
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