This is the program which Governor Rod Blagovich expanded to include children of illegal aliens.,

Fron State Rep. Steve Reick:

Report Finds $1.2 Million of Misused Funds for the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program 

A recent Auditor General report on the “Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program”, administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) and the Department of Human Services (DHS) shows issues with late filings, a misclassification of kids’ immigration status and allowing over-age persons to participate, which combined has cost taxpayers nearly $1.2 million on a program meant to provide healthcare for children of low- to middle-income families not covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 

The Auditor General’s report showed that during Fiscal Year 2019, only 48% of the scheduled redeterminations were completed on time and 25% of the redeterminations were not completed at all. It is no surprise then that the report identified 1,328 enrollees who were too old for the program from July 2018 through March 2020.

If the agency is not examining whether recipients of the program are even eligible, taxpayer dollars are going to be spent on individuals who do not qualify.

While the cost to taxpayers pales in comparison to the ballooning cost of the program to provide Medicaid-like coverage to undocumented adults which I told you about last week, this is just another example of government mismanagement which persists from year to year.

As noted in the auditor’s report, four of the five audit recommendations made this year were made in the 2018 audit and were not remedied by the agencies.

You can read the full story here.