This summer, the State of New Mexico froze Medicaid payments to mental health providers because of . That left struggling to , and 15 New Mexico providers in the hands of .
However the of an audit of those agencies paid for by the state raises more questions about the takeover.
When the froze Medicaid payments to providers in the state, the reason they gave was "." From there, the 15 agencies were taken over by five Arizona companies, and the allegations were turned over to .
One source of information the state used to make their decision was an . Now, a reveals that PCG's " did not uncover what it would consider to be credible allegations of fraud."
, and many of the released pages remain heavily redacted. However, the Human Services Department says other sources of information were used to arrive at their decision to transition the New Mexico firms to Arizona control. HSD also said the FBI, US Attorney and state Attorney General are all investigating the matter.
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King said his office will continue to investigate HSD's claim before any criminal charges are filed, but adds there is no solid timeline as to when a final determination will be made.
