Feds investigate Idaho Medicaid contractor

Published August 29, 2014 8:30pm ET



BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials are investigating a contractor Idaho selected to oversee its Medicaid behavioral health program for possibly violating patient-privacy laws.

In a collaborative report from the Idaho Statesman and Boise State Public Radio (http://bit.ly/1pqUk0O ), health care providers say Optum Idaho sent them patient information that should have gone to other providers.

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