Feds suspend $60M in Medicaid fraud funding for New York
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The federal government has suspended funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, accusing the state agency of doing a bad job with criminal enforcement, while state officials argue that the move is a political attack and that the unit has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars.
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N.Y. Medicaid fraud unit funding frozen
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Feds suspend $60M in Medicaid fraud funding for New York
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would freeze federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, a state agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting fraud in the safety-net government healthcare program. In a letter sent to New York officials, U.S.
NEW YORK -- The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would freeze federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, a state agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting fraud in the safety-net government healthcare program.
The federal government has suspended funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, accusing the state agency of doing a bad job with criminal enforcement, while state officials argue that the move is a political attack and that the unit has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars.
