Our office tracks the errors Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) makes when CHFS processes and distributes taxpayer-funded public benefits. We convey these errors within an overall error rate respective to each program. Error rates are updated monthly and are calculated year-to-date. All data herein was compiled using federally mandated calculations also implemented and approved by the Beshear Administration for internal error rate tracking at CHFS.
The total year-to-date estimated waste resulting from CHFS's errors is about $795 million.
Program
| Program Details
| Error Rate (Current Year to Date) | Estimated Waste |
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Medicaid - MAGI | The Medicaid Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) program aids low-income Kentuckians with healthcare coverage. | 4.25% | Up to $400 million
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Medicaid - LTC | The Medicaid Long-Term Care program helps pay for care for elderly Kentuckians and Kentuckians with disabilities who need extra support. | 42.50% | $212 million to $220 million |
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SNAP | The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps low-income individuals buy food. | Cases with Error: 84.70% *Payment Error Rate (PER) of 7.24% | About $94 million *Additional state cost share of ~$65 million if Kentucky's PER remains over 6% but less than 8%. Penalty jumps to ~$130 million at an 8% PER and ~$195 million at 10% PER. |
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Medicare - MSP | The Medicare Savings Program (MSP) helps low-income people on Medicare pay for healthcare costs like premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance. | 30.67% | $66 million to $68 million |
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KTAP & KWP | The Kentucky Works Program (KWP) and Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) provide temporary cash aid to low-income families with children. | 11.78% for KTAP 4.00% for KWP | $6 million to $8 million |
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CCAP | The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) helps low-income families pay for childcare. | 1.81% | $4 million to $5 million |