US Justice Department accuses New York state of letting fraud flourish in Medicaid program
Federal lawyers say New York used a sham bidding process and let PPL generate millions in illegal profits from the $10 billion home care program.
- The U.S. Justice Department accused New York state officials of facilitating fraud by letting a Georgia company abuse a $10 billion program to provide home care to disabled Medicaid patients.
- The Justice Department said the Georgia company, Public Partnerships LLC, used a sham bidding process to gain control of the program and took advantage of lax oversight to raid millions of dollars by billing at excessive hourly rates.
- New York officials denied the accusations, stating the bidding process was fair and legally sound, and accused Washington Republicans of using the lawsuit to score political points against vulnerable New Yorkers.
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‘Massive fraud’: Feds charge Kathy Hochul officials with rigging $11 billion social services program to ‘siphon’ cash * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y. Kathy Hochul, New York’s Democrat governor, has been pursued by scandals during her time in office, including allegations she hid the true death toll from her predecessor’s orders to put COVID-positive patients in nursing homes. She’s also faced criticism for complaining about minority children in the Bronx, as well has her support for $850 million in tax money for a football stadium. And her relationship with the extre…
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Zero HedgeDOJ Sues New York Health Officials Over Alleged Fraud in Medicaid Homecare Program
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 16 sued New York health officials and a Georgia-based company over an alleged fraud scheme involving the state’s $10 billion Medicaid homecare program. The lawsuit names state Health Commissioner James McDonald, state Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri, and financial management services company Public Partnerships LLC as defendants. In its lawsuit, the DOJ asked the court to issue an injunction barring th…
Trump DOJ Accuses New York of Medicaid Fraud Without Court Finding
Albany, New York – The U.S. Justice Department has accused New York health officials and Public Partnerships LLC of allowing fraud in a $10 billion Medicaid home care program, but the claims remain allegations in a civil lawsuit and have not been proven in court. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Brooklyn, targets New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, which allows people with disabilities to hire caregivers, including fa…
DOJ sues NY over CDPAP
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against New York state and Public Partnerships LLC, alleging fraud and bid rigging in the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, which has resulted in millions of dollars in losses for taxpayers and disruption of care for vulnerable New Yorkers.
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