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DETROIT -- The state of Michigan improperly paid $160 million in a 29-month period for services provided to vulnerable, low-income adults in a program designed to keep them out of more expensive, long-term care, according to a report released Tuesday by the state's auditor general.

The state of Michigan improperly paid $160 million to felons as caregivers 1403057077000-XXX-RIGHTTOWORK-120412-KPM-18-53218759

Among those on the payroll: convicted criminals — including those convicted of crimes ranging from financial fraud to homicide, auditors found.

In some cases, that may be acceptable. A son or daughter with a rap sheet may be the best person to help care for a bed-bound parent, for example.

But others may be strangers to the vulnerable clients.

The blistering, 81-page report blamed shoddy paperwork for most of the improper payments in the Medicaid Home Help Program, but it also noted a lack of oversight and follow-through when staff could have identified and corrected problems.

The program, funded by state and federal dollars, provides personal care services to more than 66,000 clients with medical needs. Home help providers help with light housekeeping, laundry, toileting, personal care and other activities of daily life.

The agencies responsible — Michigan's Departments of Community Health and Human Services — already have taken steps to correct some of the problems, the report said.

Maura Corrigan, director of the Department of Human Services, said she hadn't realized the scope of the problems until auditors began poring over records and talking to staff.

"I take this report very seriously," she said.

Among the findings:

Here:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/17/felons-on-michigan-payroll-as-home-caregivers-/10716393/
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