California May Have Paid $4.4 Billion to Ineligible Medi-Cal Recipients

NOVATO, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Assistant activity director Audiel Segura (L) helps Juanita Gilbert paint a picture during an activities session at the Lifelong Medical Marin Adult Day Health Care Center on February 10, 2011 in Novato, California. LifeLong Medical Care in Novato is a state-licensed center that provides adult day health care and activities to nearly 60 Marin County seniors and would be forced to close if California Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget cuts were to be approved by the state legislature in order to make up for California's $28 billion deficit. The deep cuts to Medi-Cal would jeopardize up to 300 adult day care centers throughout California and displace nearly 37,000 people that depend on the service. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A California state audit released Oct. 30 has revealed problems with the state’s Medi-Cal system.

The state spent $4.4 billion on Medi-Cal coverage between 2014 and 2017 for people who may not have been eligible for the plan, the audit reported.