ALBANY — The state Health Department blew through $26 million in Medicaid overpayments because of glitches in its electronic filing system.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to foot the bill for poorly designed computer programs.

The audit compared crossover claims for patients eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

The audit found that over three years, nearly 866,000 questionable payments were made.