Colorado Medicaid driver fraud cost $25 million — and state blocked payments worth nearly as much, officials say

Colorado Medicaid driver fraud cost $25 million — and state blocked payments worth nearly as much, officials say

A Medicaid fraud scheme targeting a free transportation program that shuttled patients to medical appointments cost an estimated $25 million, the state’s Medicaid authority revealed Tuesday, more than two years after the fraud first came to light. The disclosure comes after The Denver Post reported in late 2023 that contract Medicaid drivers had sidestepped state rules. They packed their cars with patients, some of whom were homeless, and drove …