OIG releases Fraud Hotline results from the first quarter
Our fraud hotline answered 6,931 calls in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. A total of 7,449 calls were received, which is an answer rate of 93 percent. The average wait time for callers was 18 seconds. Once answered, calls averaged 6 minutes and 7 seconds to complete.
Fraud hotline staff sent 1,478 reports from those calls for further investigation or action to the appropriate OIG division. Another 938 callers were referred to another area in Texas Health and Human Services, another state agency or to another entity that could better address their concerns. Below is a breakdown of the types of referrals made by the hotline during the first quarter:
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| Referral type | Q1 Totals |
|---|---|
| Recipients of Medicaid or SNAP | 87% |
| Mediciad providers | 9% |
| State employee / contractor | 2% |
| Retailer | 1% |
| TANF / SNAP / WIC recipients | 1% |