A state audit has uncovered that the Department of Health and Human Services failed to secure nearly two million dollars in federal reimbursement funds.
State Auditor Mike Foley says the issue came to light when his audit team discovered DHHS failed to request more than 650-Thousand dollars in federal reimbursement for an adoption assistance program.
State Auditor Mike Foley; "for reimbursement"
Foley says DHHS either simply didn't request reimbursement from the federal government or didn't meet the deadline for requesting reimbursement.

A state audit has disclosed that the state Department of Health and Human Services failed to ask the federal government for nearly two million dollars in federal reimbursement.
State Auditor Mike Foley says DHHS either failed to ask for reimbursement or failed to meet deadlines...losing 1-point-8 Million dollars in federal funds. . .
Foley; "gotta move forward"
Foley says his audit team first discovered the problem when it found DHHS failed to seek more than 650-Thousand dollars in federal reimbursement for the state adoption assistance program.

A state audit accuses the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services of failing to ask for nearly two million dollars in reimbursement funds from the federal government.
State Auditor Mike Foley says DHHS either failed to ask for the federal money or didn't ask in time...losing slightly more than 1-point-8 Million dollars. Foley says he has talk with DHHS officials about the problem...and ways to correct it. . .
Foley; "get the problem fixed"
A state audit team first discovered the problem when it found that DHHS didn't seek more than 650-Thousand dollars in federal reimbursement for the state adoption assistance program.

A state audit has discovered that the state has failed to properly request federal reimbursement money to fund adoption assistance, child support and foster care programs...dating back to 1996.
State Auditor Mike Foley says his audit team first uncovered that DHHS failed to request more than 650-Thousand dollars in federal reimbursement to the state adoption assistance program. Further digging unearthed that DHHS had failed to secure nearly two million dollars in federal reimbursement funding.
Foley worries about current programs. . .
Foley; "timeframe allotted"
Foley says his office will keep an eye on the situation to see if DHHS corrects the error and begins bringing federal dollars to Nebraska.

(courtesy of Nebraska Radio Network)