Audit says Maryland overbilled federal government $28.4M in health exchange launch

The Baltimore Sun reports:

A long-awaited audit of Maryland's health insurance exchange has found that the state improperly billed the federal government $28.4 million as former Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration struggled to launch what would become one of the most troubled websites in the nation.

Though the year-long probe by the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general found no fraud or criminal wrongdoing, auditors said the state lacked oversight and internal controls — and they recommended that Maryland refund what the federal government paid to subsidize the cost of signing people up for coverage.


The report — obtained by The Baltimore Sun ahead of its release — is the latest fallout from the disastrous launch in 2013 of Maryland's health insurance marketplace, a central component of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. The Maryland website crashed on its first day and was plagued by feuding contractors and software glitches.

Another ObamaCare success story! If you are trying to ripoff taxpayers.