Medicaid program
Coverage of Medicaid program in the Nexus archive.
- Dr. Oz claims NY Medicaid program is being ripped off by Chinese crime syndicate
Dr. Mehmet Oz, federal Medicaid czar, claims the New York Medicaid program is rife with fraud involving Chinese crime syndicates. The program, which is part of the Empire State's $110 billion Medicaid system, is overseen by Governor Kathy Hochul.
- Long Island con artist posed as doctor in NYC and regularly saw patients in $100K fraud scheme: AG
A Long Island con artist impersonated a doctor in New York City and participated in a $100,000 Medicaid fraud scheme. The Attorney General emphasized efforts to combat fraud in the state's Medicaid program and hold unlicensed practitioners accountable.
- US Justice Department accuses New York state of letting fraud flourish in Medicaid program
The U.S. Justice Department accused New York state officials of enabling fraud by allowing a Georgia company to use a sham bidding process to control a $10 billion Medicaid home care program for disabled patients.
- Crackdown targets alleged hospice fraud in California tied to $267 million in charges
A crackdown targets alleged hospice fraud in California, with prosecutors accusing bogus payments of costing the state's Medicaid program $267 million. CBS News reports on the investigation into widespread fraud allegations.