West Virginia Didn’t Seek Millions in Medicaid Drug Rebates

West Virginia’s Medicaid program failed to collect millions in required rebates for physician-administered prescription drugs, federal watchdogs say.

On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released its audit of state invoicing for over $76 million of drug claims the state paid between Jan. 9, 2019, and Dec. 31, 2022. The report found that during the period analyzed, West Virginia failed to collect over $2.9 million in rebates for the drugs, for which the state Medicaid agency improperly filed claim for reimbursement from the federal agency.

In addition, the audit found that West Virginia did ...