"“Since Medicaid is an entitlement program, the Division has little control over consumption,” they wrote to Wood. But according to a draft of the response, Steckel said referring to the program as an entitlement constituted “speaking out of school” to Wood. NCHN also reported that Steckel also failed to include health officials’ mentions that attempts to change a state Medicaid program requires federal approval, which can take months and is often costly to the program. The version of the audit approved by Steckel, which was released in January 2013, has since been cited by McCrory’s administration to justify his drive to privatize the program, which he has called “broken.” The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that Steckel resigned in October 2013 and took a position at WellCare Health Plans, a for-profit company that could bid on the rights to run the program. According to the AP, Wos told state lawmakers on Tuesday that she did not see a conflict of interest in Steckel’s new position, and stood by the results of the audit. “The audits are very helpful for us; they’re insightful, they’re helpful, they’re instructive,” Wos was quoted as saying. “We came in January and looked at all our tasks with a new pair of eyes.”
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